Þór Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Þór Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Þór Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland801:4,751589
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Or (25,719) are calculated separately.

Þór (221) may also be a first name.

Þór Last Name Facts

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

The surname Þór occurs more in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Or. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Þór? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Þór occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Þór reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 606,684th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 221 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Iceland, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 4,751. In Iceland it is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 93 percent reside, Southern Peninsula, where 4 percent reside and Eastern Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Iceland this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Or8025,719/
Hór671/
Óhr671/

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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 Þór
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