Thostenson Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thostenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thostenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Thostenson Last Name Facts

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

Thostenson is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thostenson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thostenson is the 893,754th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. Thostenson is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Thostenson live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Thostenson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 282 people, or 1 in 1,285,315. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 41 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 28 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Thostenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thostenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thostenson last name increased 2,820 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thostenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thostenson are 22.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.97% registered with the party.

The amount Thostenson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $45,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tostenson95633/
Thoistenson951/
Thostensen9013/
Tosstenson901/
Thostemson901/
Tostensen8463/
Tostinson840/
Tastenson840/
Taastenson800/
Taasteenson760/
Tastensen746/

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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 Thostenson
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