Thorvig Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Thorvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Norway181:285,68329,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Thorvig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorvig is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thorvig.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorvig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thorvig is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. Thorvig is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Thorvig are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 78 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States Thorvig occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 39 percent are found and Norway, where 18 percent are found.

Thorvig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorvig last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Thorvig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning 293,837 kr per year and in United States they earn 44.13% more than the national average, earning $62,192 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torvig922/
Thorvik86174/
Thorvick809/
Torvik771,119/
Torvic77726/
Torwig7720/
Thourvick751/
Torvick7139/
Torvike719/
Taarvig716/
Toervik711/
Torvisc711/
Therwig710/
Thorwick6713/
Tharuigh671/
Tarvic6215/
Tõrvik6212/
Tarbig621/
Torweg621/
Terwig621/
Tarvik621/
Tarwig620/
Thorbek57105/
Torwick5790/
Torbick5760/
Terrvik579/
Torwegh571/
Thorbeck53161/
Torweike532/

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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 Thorvig
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