Thorsness Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thorsness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorsness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Thorsness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorsness is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Thorsness click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsness? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 980,795th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name Thorsness is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Thorsness live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Thorsness is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States it is most frequent in: Washington, where 14 percent are found, North Dakota, where 13 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Thorsness is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Thorsness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thorsness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thorsness surname expanded 2,410 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorsness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorsness last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

The amount Thorsness earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $43,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $49,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorsnes94246/
Torsnes88139/
Thorsner825/
Thorsnep820/
Torsne8011/
Torsney75398/
Torsner7522/
Thorjne751/
Torsny670/
Torschner670/
Tarsney6377/
Tahrsna631/
Torsnay630/
Tharschner630/
Tarshner590/
Tarsni538/
Tarsna533/
Tarsnay500/

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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 Thorsness
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