Thorsheim Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorsheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorsheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Norway1191:43,2126,186
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Thorsheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorsheim is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thorsheim is the 966,131st most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Thorsheim reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Thorsheim is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 2,588,992. In The United States Thorsheim is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 21 percent live, Washington, where 12 percent live and Colorado, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 44 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Thorsheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorsheim last name are 22.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thorsheim earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning 337,602 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $47,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torsheim9433/
Thorshem941/
Thorshiem891/
Torshim881/
Torshem881/
Tórsheim825/
Thorsham820/
Torsim8053/
Torsem804/
Thorsam754/
Tharsim751/
Toursem751/
Torsham751/
Tharchim7121/
Tahrseem711/
Tharchem711/
Tarsim671,203/
Tarsem67254/
Torjem6745/
Tersim677/
Torsam673/
Tersem673/
Társem671/
Torgim671/

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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 Thorsheim
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