Thorst Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Thorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Thorst Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thorst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorst is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorst? popularity and diffusion

Thorst is the 2,414,640th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Thorst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Thorst are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 102,631. In Denmark Thorst is most prevalent in: Region Zealand, where 40 percent live, North Denmark Region, where 35 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 15 percent live. Excluding Denmark this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 5 percent live and Iceland, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuorst9217/
Torst9139/
Torste834/
Torscht779/
Tarst733/
Terst731/
Tarste672/
Taarst671/
Taurst670/
Teurst670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Thorst
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis