Torsby Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Torsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Torsby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
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  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Torsby Demographics

Average Torsby Salary in
Norway

363,521 kr

Per year
Rank:
19,890 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000139813
Rank: 48,125 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
105.04%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

View the highest/lowest earning families in Norway

Torsby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torsby is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torsby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Torsby reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 857,048. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 14 percent are found.

Torsby Last Name Statistics demography

Torsby earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning 363,521 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorsby92666/
Tersby8321/
Tarsby831/
Thursby771,616/
Thersby7731/
Torsuay772/
Taursby771/
Thursbay719/
Thursbey711/
Torsue6792/
Torsui671/
Tursbai624/
Turshbai571/
Thursbee570/
Tarsui5010/
Tarsue506/
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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 Torsby
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