Þorsteinsdottir Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Iceland

Þorsteinsdottir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Þorsteinsdottir 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
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Þorsteinsdottir Last Name Facts

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

Þorsteinsdottir is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Þorsteinsdottir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Þorsteinsdottir is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Þorsteinsdottir reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 5,644,715. In Denmark Þorsteinsdottir is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Denmark this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 25 percent reside and Sweden, where 25 percent reside.

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
Þorsteinsdóttir931,323/
Þórsteinsdóttir8719/
Hersteinsdóttir809/

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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 Þorsteinsdottir
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