Torstein Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Norway

Torstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Torstein 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
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Torstein (5,023) may also be a first name.

Torstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torstein is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Torstein live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in Scandinavia. Torstein is also the 95,951st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,023 people.

The surname Torstein is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Central Denmark Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Denmark this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 33 percent are found and France, where 17 percent are found.

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
Thorstein94193/
Torsteinn941/
Thorsteinn894/
Torstuen8812/
Torstine882/
Torstaen880/
Taerstein8210/
Thorstien821/
Therstein821/
Thorstesen781/
Tarstan671/
Torstam671/
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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 Torstein
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