Thorsten Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Thorsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
England31:18,572,686338,250
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Thorsten (118,877) may also be a first name.

Thorsten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thorsten has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 672,867th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Thorsten reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 8,675th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 118,877 people.

The last name Thorsten is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States Thorsten is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 29 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside and Iowa, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Thorsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thorsten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thorsten surname rose 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorsten surname are 6.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thorsten earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.5% less than the national average, earning $37,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.57% less than the national average, earning $42,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorsteen9412/
Thorstenn943/
Thorstien941/
Thorrsten940/
Torsten93122/
Torstuen8812/
Thersten882/
Torstaen880/
Tersten8020/
Tarsten809/
Torstenová782/
Torsting7512/
Terstin673/

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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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  • 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 Thorsten
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