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Where Does The Last Name Thorsen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Thorsen (Arabic: تورسن) has its highest incidence in Norway. It can occur as: Thorsén or Thorsèn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Thorsen is the 33,840^th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 464,619 people. Thorsen occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Thorsen reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 60 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 305,710^th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 728 people.

This last name is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 5,527 people, or 1 in 930. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 45 percent are found, Western Norway, where 36 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Norway this last name is found in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Denmark, where 24 percent are found.

Thorsen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Thorsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thorsen last name expanded 2,013 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 692 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thorsen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Thorsen surname are 9.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Thorsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning 361,634 kr per year; in Peru they earn 75.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,052 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.34% less than the national average, earning R 108,504 per year; in United States they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $47,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.43% less than the national average, earning $47,978 CAD per year.