Thorøe Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Thorøe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 50 | 1:112,894 | 10,491 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
The alternate forms: Thore (9,335) & Thöre (1) are calculated separately.
Thorøe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thorøe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thorøe is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Thore or Thöre. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thorøe? popularity and diffusion
Thorøe is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Thorøe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thorøe reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 112,894. In Denmark Thorøe is primarily found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 62 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 12 percent live. Other than Denmark Thorøe exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent live.
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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 Thorøe
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