Torjussen Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Torjussen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torjussen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4441:11,5821,304
England661:844,21344,691
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Wales81:386,81619,671
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Torjussen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torjussen occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Torjussen.

How Common Is The Last Name Torjussen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 542,091st most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. Torjussen is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Torjussen reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Torjussen is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 11,582. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Norway, where 48 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 38 percent reside and Western Norway, where 11 percent reside. Not including Norway it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Torjussen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Torjussen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Torjussen last name increased 4,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torjussen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Torjussen surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Torjussen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning 368,819 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.11% more than the national average, earning $56,571 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorjussen95152/
Torjusen94253/
Torjusson8920/
Thorjusen899/
Torjossen896/
Toryussen894/
Toryusen8213/
Torjuson824/
Tarjusen822/
Torsson75412/
Thorsson711,371/
Toirsson711/
Torson671,061/
Torsun67342/
Toreon6786/
Torcun6775/
Tarjun6768/
Torjum6746/
Torjon6719/
Toriun671/
Torçun671/

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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 Torjussen
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