Thowsen Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thowsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thowsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1721:29,8974,132
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Thowsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thowsen is most common in Norway. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thowsen? popularity and diffusion

Thowsen is the 1,148,257th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The surname Thowsen is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Thowsen are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 29,897. In Norway Thowsen is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 66 percent are found, Western Norway, where 24 percent are found and Central Norway, where 5 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Thowsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thowsen are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Thowsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 11.74% less than the national average, earning 305,437 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning $40,486 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thowseen93366/
Thowsaen931/
Towsen92168/
Thouwsend881/
Thowson8682/
Thovsen8644/
Towseng868/
Towscend802/
Thowsing802/
Thewssen801/
Towssend801/
Towson771,155/
Tovsen77293/
Towsan779/
Tobsen777/
Towsyn771/
Towsnd770/
Towsin770/
Towzen770/
Tawsen770/
Teuwsen71312/
Thovson71184/
Thofson7179/
Thawsin7168/
Tawseen7115/
Towsand7114/
Thobson716/
Tawsend712/
Thowsom711/
Thawsan711/
Towsond711/
Toivsen711/
Towsemd710/
Towsant710/
Thawson710/
Thewson710/
Theuvsen6741/
Teuwssen673/
Thafseen671/
Theuwßen671/
Thophson671/

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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 Thowsen
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