Thorsteen Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Thorsteen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Thorsteen 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
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thorsteen (12) may also be a first name.

Thorsteen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorsteen occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsteen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thorsteen is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Thorsteen is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Thorsteen live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia. Thorsteen is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Thorsteen is most widely held in Denmark, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 564,472. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Region Zealand, where 70 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 20 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 10 percent are found. Other than Denmark this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

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
Thorsten94444/
Thorstenn893/
Thorstien891/
Thorrsten890/
Torsten88122/
Torstuen8212/
Thersten822/
Torstaen820/
Tersten7520/
Tarsten759/
Torstenová742/
Torsting7112/
Terstin633/
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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 Thorsteen
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