Torvaldsen Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Torvaldsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torvaldsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway351:146,92218,432
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Torvaldsen Last Name Facts

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

Torvaldsen is carried by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torvaldsen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Torvaldsen is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Torvaldsen live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Torvaldsen is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 146,922. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 34 percent live, Northern Norway, where 23 percent live and Southern Norway, where 20 percent live. Not including Norway this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 9 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Torvaldsen Last Name Statistics demography

Torvaldsen earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.93% more than the national average, earning 449,678 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorvaldsen951,917/
Torvaldson908/
Thorvaldson86299/
Torvaldsson86229/
Thorwaldsen8612/
Thorvaldsson82349/
Torwaldson801/
Thorrvaldsson781/
Thorwaldson76126/
Thorwaldsson7323/

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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 Torvaldsen
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