Thorsteinsdottir Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Thorsteinsdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorsteinsdottir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland691:5,509653
Norway301:171,41020,526
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Sweden131:757,44356,422
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Thorsteinsdóttir (22), Thorsteinsdòttir (1) & Thorsteinsdôttir (1) are calculated separately.

Thorsteinsdottir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorsteinsdottir is more frequently found in Iceland than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Thorsteinsdóttir, Thorsteinsdòttir or Thorsteinsdôttir. For other possible spellings of Thorsteinsdottir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsteinsdottir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,359,010th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Thorsteinsdottir are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Thorsteinsdottir is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 5,509. In Iceland Thorsteinsdottir is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 81 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 10 percent reside and Western Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Iceland Thorsteinsdottir exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 18 percent reside and Denmark, where 18 percent reside.

Thorsteinsdottir Last Name Statistics demography

Thorsteinsdottir earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 33.44% less than the national average, earning 230,339 kr 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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  • 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 Thorsteinsdottir
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