Tørseth Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tørseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tørseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway691:74,52610,434
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Tørseth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tørseth occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tørseth.

How Common Is The Last Name Tørseth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tørseth is the 2,255,512th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Tørseth occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tørseth are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Tørseth is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 74,526. In Norway Tørseth is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent are found, Central Norway, where 23 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Tørseth Last Name Statistics demography

Tørseth earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning 346,006 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tørset92162/
Tråseth8632/
Trse731/
Trsit671,774/
Tørge674/
Trshi671/
Trsha671/
Trsea671/
Thrse671/
Trsee671/
Trser671/
Trses671/

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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 Tørseth
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