Thorsén Surname
Approximately 723 people bear this surname
Thorsén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 711 | 1:13,849 | 1,194 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Thorsen (15,685) & Thorsèn (2) are calculated separately.
Thorsén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorsén Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thorsén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Thorsen or Thorsèn. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorsén? popularity and diffusion
It is the 465,687th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,079,593 people. The surname Thorsén occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thorsén are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 711 people, or 1 in 13,849. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent reside and Västmanland County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Thorsén
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