Torjusen Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Torjusen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torjusen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1191:43,2126,186
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Torjusen Last Name Facts

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

Torjusen is most common in Norway. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torjusen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Torjusen is the 1,006,539th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Torjusen is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Torjusen are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Torjusen is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 43,212. In Norway Torjusen is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 42 percent live, Western Norway, where 40 percent live and Southern Norway, where 18 percent live. Besides Norway this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Denmark, where 13 percent live.

Torjusen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Torjusen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Torjusen last name rose 9,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torjusen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Torjusen are 18.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.88% registered with the party.

The amount Torjusen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning 357,456 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.9% more than the national average, earning $57,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $47,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torjussen94592/
Thorjusen949/
Thorjussen89152/
Toryusen8813/
Torjuson884/
Tarjusen882/
Torjusson8220/
Torjossen826/
Toryussen824/
Torson711,061/
Torsun71342/
Toreon7186/
Torcun7175/
Tarjun7168/
Torjum7146/
Torjon7119/
Toriun711/
Torçun711/
Torreon679,825/
Torsson67412/
Torchun67146/
Torejon6719/
Tarujun6712/
Torreón677/
Tourson677/
Torshun675/
Torsund674/
Tarejun673/
Tarjiun672/
Torijon671/
Toureon671/
Toriumn671/
Toreeon671/
Toreion671/
Torejón671/
Toreoon671/
Thoreon670/
Toorson670/
Torrson670/
Torshon670/

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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 Torjusen
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