Torjesen Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Torjesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torjesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1021:50,4157,222
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Wales231:134,5459,804
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Torjesen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torjesen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torjesen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,300,225th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Torjesen reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Torjesen is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 50,415. In Norway it is primarily found in: Southern Norway, where 60 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 40 percent reside. Aside from Norway Torjesen is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Wales, where 13 percent reside.

Torjesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Torjesen last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Torjesen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning 361,448 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.97% more than the national average, earning $55,651 USD per year.

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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 Torjesen
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