Thorsteinsdóttir Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Thorsteinsdóttir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Thorsteinsdottir (163), Thorsteinsdòttir (1) & Thorsteinsdôttir (1) are calculated separately.
Thorsteinsdóttir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorsteinsdóttir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thorsteinsdóttir is carried by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Thorsteinsdottir, Thorsteinsdòttir or Thorsteinsdôttir. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorsteinsdóttir? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thorsteinsdóttir is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Thorsteinsdóttir is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Thorsteinsdóttir live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 34,554. In Iceland Thorsteinsdóttir is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 82 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 9 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Iceland Thorsteinsdóttir occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 23 percent are found and Denmark, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorsteinsdottir | 98 | 163 | / |
| Thorsteinsdòttir | 98 | 1 | / |
| Thorsteinsdôttir | 98 | 1 | / |
| Tórsteinsdóttir | 90 | 2 | / |
| Torsteinsdottir | 90 | 2 | / |
| Torsteinsdattir | 90 | 1 | / |
| Thuorstensdottir | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thorstensdotter | 84 | 3 | / |
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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 Thorsteinsdóttir
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