Thorset Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1001:51,4237,375
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Thorset Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thorset Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Thorset occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorset? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Thorset live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Thorset is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 51,423. In Norway Thorset is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 84 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 6 percent are found and Western Norway, where 6 percent are found. Other than Norway it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Thorset Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thorset are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thorset earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning 351,029 kr per year and in United States they earn 223.98% more than the national average, earning $139,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorseth93303/
Thorsett9386/
Torset92769/
Thorse9239/
Torseth86297/
Thorsøe86104/
Thorsey8636/
Thorses860/
Torse8346/
Thoursie8078/
Torssett802/
Thorsead801/
Thoursee800/
Torget77153/
Torsey77136/
Torsøe7780/
Torseh7767/
Tourse7743/
Terset7724/
Torser779/
Thorze778/
Torshe777/
Torsee776/
Torrse771/
Tharse771/
Torsse771/
Thorge771/
Torscheit754/
Torchet71206/
Torsher7114/
Torseer719/
Torshed717/
Toursie716/
Thorsaa714/
Torrses712/
Tarsete712/
Torsche712/
Terseet711/
Torcete711/
Torseed711/
Torshie711/
Tarshet711/
Thorssa711/
Toursse711/
Tursett711/
Toorsey710/
Torsier710/
Turshet710/
Tourshe710/
Tharsey710/
Torrcet710/
Tourget710/
Torsyth710/
Torrsey710/
Torgett710/
Toursey710/
Torge67978/
Torsa67606/
Torje67297/
Torsi67268/
Tarse67203/
Torsy67136/
Torscher67112/
Torce6747/
Tarshete6714/
Torchete6712/
Tharsher676/
Torze675/
Torrshea671/
Thorshoj671/
Torsheed671/
Tourshee670/
Terssett670/
Tharssey670/
Torsythe670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thorset
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