Tolfsen Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tolfsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tolfsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1311:39,2545,588
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Denmark71:806,38843,211

Tolfsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tolfsen occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tolfsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Tolfsen are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Tolfsen is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 39,254. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 63 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 36 percent are found and Western Norway, where 2 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Denmark, where 5 percent are found.

Tolfsen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tolfsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning 360,277 kr per year and in United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tholfsen9360/
Tollfsen931/
Tolfson863/
Tolbsen860/
Tolfsson8034/
Tholvsen8012/
Tholfson801/
Tollfson800/
Tholfsson754/
Tolbson711/
Tulfson711/
Tallfson670/

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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 Tolfsen
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