Thorske Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorske Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway411:125,42216,333
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Thorske Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorske is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorske? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Thorske reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Thorske is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 125,422. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 95 percent live, Central Norway, where 2 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Thorske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thorske surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thorske earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning 327,187 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torske92440/
Thorsky8636/
Torskey8612/
Thorski863/
Torsker862/
Torskes861/
Torsk831/
Thursker801/
Tharskey800/
Torsky77229/
Torski77110/
Turske77108/
Tarske7722/
Torska7716/
Torshk771/
Torský771/
Torská771/
Terske771/
Torsck771/
Torskyi71302/
Turskey7185/
Torskoy7139/
Thursky7121/
Thurská718/
Thersky717/
Torskiy716/
Torskoi715/
Thurský714/
Tourjke713/
Thurska712/
Torsche712/
Toursky711/
Torskhi711/
Tarsker711/
Torchke711/
Tarskie711/
Torskay710/
Torskaia67343/
Torskaya67272/
Thurszky679/
Tarshkeh671/
Torshque671/
Torskova671/
Tarsk670/
Terschke670/
Torzk670/

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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 Thorske
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