Torrissen Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Torrissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torrissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1751:29,3844,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Törrissen (11) are calculated separately.

Torrissen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torrissen is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Törrissen. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torrissen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Torrissen is the 1,276,805th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Torrissen live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 29,384. In Norway Torrissen is mostly found in: Northern Norway, where 69 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 21 percent are found and Western Norway, where 8 percent are found. Not including Norway it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Torrissen Last Name Statistics demography

Torrissen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 85.21% more than the national average, earning 640,984 kr per year.

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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
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  • 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 Torrissen
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