Thorsson Surname

281,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Thorsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,1411:8,630788
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Iceland341:11,1791,043
Norway231:223,57824,793
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Thorsson Last Name Facts

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

Thorsson is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 281,430th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,315,497 people. Thorsson is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Thorsson live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,141 people, or 1 in 8,630. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 34 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 15 percent are found and Skåne County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Thorsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thorsson surname are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Thorsson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.96% less than the national average, earning 249,325 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning $45,263 USD per year.

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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 Thorsson
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