Thorsland Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorsland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorsland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Norway1241:41,4705,930
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Thorsland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorsland occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsland? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 839,220th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. Thorsland is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Thorsland reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, New Jersey, where 18 percent reside and New York, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Thorsland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thorsland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thorsland surname rose 9,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorsland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thorsland last name are 37.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thorsland earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning 335,078 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $43,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torsland9425/
Thorslund89720/
Thursland8923/
Thirslund7826/
Therslund785/
Thurslund781/
Thaarslund742/
Throssell-Hunt521/

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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 Thorsland
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