Torseth Surname

899,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Torseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Norway1131:45,5076,510
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Torseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torseth occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Torseth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Torseth is the 899,940th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname Torseth occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Torseth live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 2,002,536. In The United States Torseth is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 5 percent reside, California, where 4 percent reside and Minnesota, where 4 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Torseth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Torseth are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Torseth earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.86% less than the national average, earning 298,097 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $48,095 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorseth93303/
Torset92769/
Thorset86108/
Torsyth860/
Thorsett8086/
Torssett802/
Torsythe800/
Torget77153/
Terset7724/
Torscheit754/
Torchet71206/
Torshed717/
Torshid712/
Tarsete712/
Terseet711/
Targeth711/
Torcete711/
Torseed711/
Tarshet711/
Torgett710/
Torrcet710/
Tourget710/
Tarshete6714/
Torchete6712/
Tarshehd673/
Torsheed671/
Tourchet671/
Thorsead671/
Terssett670/

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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 Torseth
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