Tørjesen Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tørjesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tørjesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway281:183,65321,594
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Tørjesen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tørjesen is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tørjesen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tørjesen live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 183,653. In Norway it is most numerous in: Eastern Norway, where 79 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 14 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 7 percent are found. Not including Norway it occurs in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Tørjesen Last Name Statistics demography

Tørjesen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning 306,989 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Triesen801/
Trijeen801/
Treein719/
Truijen67619/
Trijean6750/
Treeeen6728/
Trejten675/
Trehein675/
Trijent672/
Treijen671/
Trieten671/
Treeain671/
Triesan671/
Trieson670/

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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 Tørjesen
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