Thorssen Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Thorssen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Thorssén (6) are calculated separately.

Thorssen Last Name Facts

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

Thorssen occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Thorssén. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorssen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Thorssen is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Thorssen are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Thorssen is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 39 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 33 percent reside and Florida, where 17 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 43 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Thorssen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thorssen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thorssen surname expanded 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorssen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thorssen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 44.5% less than the national average, earning $23,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.85% more than the national average, earning $85,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorssén966/
Thorsen9315,685/
Thorsson881,371/
Therssen88219/
Thorseng8843/
Thorssin8815/
Thorrsen883/
Thorsend881/
Thorsien881/
Thoursen881/
Thurssen880/
Torsen86330/
Thorsn8619/
Torjossen826/
Thorson8010,751/
Thorsén80723/
Torsson80412/
Torshen80123/
Toersen8054/
Thersen8027/
Thorsin8014/
Torseng8014/
Toursen802/
Thorsèn802/
Thorzen802/
Torrsen801/
Torseen801/
Torsien801/
Thorjen801/
Thursen801/
Tharsen801/
Thorsan800/
Thorcen800/
Thorsenová782/
Thourson7533/
Thorsing759/
Thorrson753/
Thorshon751/
Thorsond751/
Thorsoun751/
Torssone751/
Toirsson751/
Torsheen751/
Thoerson750/
Thorshin750/
Torjasen750/
Thoursan750/
Thurshen750/
Torson711,061/
Tursen71445/
Tersen71230/
Torsin71212/
Torsan71165/
Toerschen71147/
Türsen71132/
Tarsen7164/
Torgen7134/
Torsén7117/
Torsán7115/
Torsne7111/
Torjen719/
Torsem714/
Toursheen714/
Tahrhseen714/
Ttharsson711/
Tourssane711/
Torshin671,478/
Tharsan67595/
Torshyn67196/
Thurson6782/
Torsing6781/
Torsone6769/
Torchen6757/
Torshan6742/
Turshen6732/
Thorzén6730/
Torgent6722/
Tharson6714/
Torsian6713/
Töråsen6712/
Tarseen679/
Tourson677/
Terseen676/
Tortcen675/
Torsand675/
Thorjan675/
Thursan674/
Toursin674/
Torsion673/
Tórsson672/
Tarssan672/
Terssan672/
Tharzen671/
Terrsen671/
Thorjne671/
Tarseng671/
Thersan671/
Torsane671/
Tahrsan671/
Torsang671/
Toursem671/
Tahrhsn671/
Tharsin670/
Tursson670/
Thursin670/
Thurgen670/
Toorson670/
Torrson670/
Torshon670/
Toerson670/
Tehrson670/
Turrsen670/

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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 Thorssen
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