Thorseth Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1911:26,9233,673
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Thorseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorseth occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thorseth is the 887,624th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Thorseth are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 26,923. In Norway Thorseth is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 63 percent live, Central Norway, where 18 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 13 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Thorseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorseth surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thorseth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning 321,962 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.55% less than the national average, earning $40,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.91% less than the national average, earning $43,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torseth93297/
Thorset93108/
Thorsett8886/
Torset86769/
Torseh8667/
Thorse8639/
Thorsøe80104/
Thorsey8036/
Torsyth800/
Thorses800/
Torse7746/
Thoursie7578/
Torssett752/
Thorshoj751/
Thorsead751/
Torsythe750/
Thoursee750/
Torsha712,787/
Torget71153/
Torsey71136/
Tarseh7186/
Torsøe7180/
Torshi7144/
Tourse7143/
Terset7124/
Torser719/
Thorze718/
Torshe717/
Torsee716/
Torscheit714/
Tharse711/
Torrse711/
Torsse711/
Thorge711/
Torchet67206/
Tahrshi6763/
Torsher6714/
Tarseha6712/
Torseer679/
Torcheh678/
Torshed677/
Toursie676/
Torshio675/
Thorsaa674/
Tarsete672/
Torrses672/
Torshid672/
Tarsheh672/
Torsche672/
Torshie671/
Tarshet671/
Tarsieh671/
Thorssa671/
Toursse671/
Tursett671/
Targeth671/
Tarsseh671/
Toursha671/
Torshiz671/
Torseed671/
Torshys671/
Torshyz671/
Torschy671/
Torcete671/
Terseet671/
Toorsey670/
Torgett670/
Torsier670/
Toursey670/
Torrsey670/
Tourget670/
Torrcet670/
Tharsey670/
Tourshe670/
Turshet670/

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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
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  • 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 Thorseth
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