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

Thowsen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thowsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,148,257th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Thowsen are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 29,897. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 66 percent live, Western Norway, where 24 percent live and Central Norway, where 5 percent live. Barring Norway this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Thowsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thowsen surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political 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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