Thorshaug Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorshaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorshaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2511:20,4872,630
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Thorshaug Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorshaug occurs most in Norway. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorshaug? popularity and diffusion

It is the 996,001st most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name Thorshaug is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Thorshaug are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 20,487. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 63 percent live, Central Norway, where 18 percent live and Western Norway, where 12 percent live. Barring Norway Thorshaug is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Thorshaug Last Name Statistics demography

Thorshaug earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning 353,559 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torshaug9420/
Thorshag9414/
Torchag754/
Torsough7117/
Tarshagh711/
Thorsjak711/
Torsak67106/
Tharshika6710/
Tharishka674/
Torsuk673/
Torsac671/

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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
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  • 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 Thorshaug
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