Thorsø Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thorsø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorsø Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2211:23,2683,045
Denmark741:76,2807,479

The alternate forms: Thors (749) are calculated separately.

Thorsø Last Name Facts

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

Thorsø occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Thors. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thorsø.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorsø? popularity and diffusion

Thorsø is the 904,049th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thorsø are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 23,268. In Norway it is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 56 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 17 percent are found and Western Norway, where 17 percent are found. Barring Norway this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 25 percent are found.

Thorsø Last Name Statistics demography

Thorsø earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.68% less than the national average, earning 298,739 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thors97749/
Thorsøe92104/
Torsø917/
Thoirs83133/
Torsøe8380/
Thorse8339/
Thoors8339/
Thours830/
Thorss830/
Tors80155/
Thorsås7756/
Thorsch7745/
Thuorst7717/
Thorhøj771/
Tours731,268/
Torsh73460/
Thers73382/
Thorz73124/
Torrs7368/
Torsz7360/
Torse7346/
Torst7339/
Thurs7313/
Torås7312/
Torzs7312/
Toers7311/
Toors739/
Thars737/
Torså734/
Thorž733/
Torsch67146/
Tourse6743/
Thursz6739/
Theers6718/
Thursh6712/
Torsås6711/
Thorze678/
Torshe677/
Tourss674/
Toires674/
Tharsh674/
Theurs671/
Thersh671/
Torrss671/
Tottrs671/
Tharse671/
Tahars671/
Tahrsh671/
Torrse671/
Torsse671/
Torrrs671/
Thurse670/

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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 Thorsø
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