Thorsteinsen Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Thorsteinsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorsteinsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2001:25,7113,465
Greenland181:3,132341
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Thorsteinsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorsteinsen has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsteinsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thorsteinsen is the 1,041,601st most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Thorsteinsen reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Thorsteinsen is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 25,711. In Norway Thorsteinsen is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 69 percent live, Northern Norway, where 22 percent live and Western Norway, where 7 percent live. Barring Norway it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Greenland, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Thorsteinsen Last Name Statistics demography

Thorsteinsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning 311,327 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torsteinsen96205/
Thorsteinson921,068/
Thorsteinsson88901/
Torsteinson8765/
Torsteinsson8311/
Thorstienson832/
Tuorsteinsson805/
Thorsteimson755/
Tórsteinsson752/
Torstanson732/

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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
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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 Thorsteinsen
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