Torsteinsen Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Torsteinsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torsteinsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1961:26,2363,555
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397

Torsteinsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torsteinsen is more frequently found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Torsteinsen.

How Common Is The Last Name Torsteinsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,163,787th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Torsteinsen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 26,236. In Norway Torsteinsen is primarily found in: Northern Norway, where 47 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 39 percent live and Western Norway, where 9 percent live. Barring Norway this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Torsteinsen Last Name Statistics demography

Torsteinsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.71% less than the national average, earning 326,322 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorsteinsen96241/
Torsteinson9165/
Thorsteinson871,068/
Torsteinsson8711/
Thorsteinsson83901/
Tuorsteinsson835/
Thorstienson782/
Tórsteinsson782/
Torstanson762/
Thorsteimson705/

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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
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  • 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 Torsteinsen
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