Thai Surname

1,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Thai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam319,6761:29037
Cambodia20,9951:738202
United States11,4261:31,7223,961
Malaysia2,1711:13,5861,401
Thailand1,9381:36,4493,850
Australia1,6421:16,4412,317
Canada1,5021:24,5313,327
France1,2541:52,9696,964
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Indonesia6151:215,03920,166
Lesotho4391:4,630918
South Africa3921:138,20815,952
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
India3101:2,474,40479,283
United Arab Emirates2901:31,5943,414
England1991:279,99021,818
Aruba1991:52068
Singapore1971:27,9581,070
Brunei1901:2,204395
Sweden1521:64,7814,943
Japan1311:975,91119,848
Germany1271:633,90150,033
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Belgium961:119,75717,631
Taiwan951:246,7872,063
Norway801:64,2799,125
Ireland771:61,1554,068
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Denmark591:95,6739,081
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Iceland281:13,5751,212
China241:56,971,7323,099
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Finland201:274,83520,939
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Austria151:567,69652,281
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Guam121:13,3432,098
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Bhutan71:88,006800
Albania71:416,29417,617
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Laos41:1,647,081888
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Macau21:300,8151,009
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

The alternate forms: Thái (9), Thaï (3) & Thaí (1) are calculated separately.

Thai (384,770) may also be a first name.

Thai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thai (Bengali: ৈথই, Hindi: थाई, Marathi: थाई, Oriya: ଥଇ, Tibetan: ཐའི།) occurs more in Vietnam more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Thái, Thaï or Thaí. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,466th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 19,904 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Thai reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Viet-Asia. It is also the 2,696th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 384,770 people.

The last name Thai is most commonly held in Vietnam, where it is held by 319,676 people, or 1 in 290. In Vietnam it is most common in: Mekong River Delta, where 30 percent live, Southeast, where 20 percent live and North Central, where 16 percent live. Other than Vietnam it occurs in 96 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Thai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Thai surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Thai last name are 7.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thai earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.41% less than the national average, earning 265,048 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.32% less than the national average, earning R 156,084 per year; in Vietnam they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning 74,718,100 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $48,514 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $49,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thái929/
Thaï923/
Thaí921/
Tahai89305/
Thayi89257/
Hthai8993/
Thaiu8990/
Thaai8976/
Thaij8964/
Thaji8945/
Thaiy8923/
Thaii8922/
Thaia8915/
Thaiß8910/
Thaio895/
Thaie893/
Thaih893/
Thtai891/
Tai86276,834/
Thi86196,310/
Tha8626,818/
Tahaie80960/
Thaisz80114/
Tahaji8067/
Thaggi8065/
Thaiho8024/
Thagia8010/
Thaiah8010/
Thaidh808/
Thaith807/
Tohaia806/
Thawio805/
Thaiau805/
Tahaia804/
Thaiou804/
Thahia803/
Ththai802/
Thayiz801/
Tahait801/
Thaiee801/
Tahaip801/
Ttahai801/
Thaghi801/
Thahie801/
Thayid801/
Thayip801/
Thahai801/
Thaich801/
Thaaia801/
Thaaid801/
Taha75800,411/
Tait7544,495/
Thea7535,660/
Taid7531,395/
Taji7518,559/
Teha7513,080/
Tayi758,405/
Thoi756,156/
Thie754,429/
Taia753,951/
Thau753,627/
Thaj752,729/
Taie752,679/
Thay752,463/
Taiz751,652/
Taai751,614/
Taii751,531/
Tais751,516/
Taip751,339/
Thij751,007/
Taih75612/
Taio75588/
Thah75442/
Thaa75343/
Thei75296/
Thui75255/
Taiu75116/
Taij75100/
Théa7573/
Thha7540/
Taiy7538/
Thih7526/
Taiš7525/
Tgai7513/
Taği758/
Thii757/
Dtha756/
Thta755/
Tthi754/
Thhi753/
Thiy753/
Taić753/
Htai753/
Thga753/
Ttha752/
Thgi752/
Htha751/
Hthi751/
Dthi751/
Thti751/
T'Ai751/
Taié751/
Taió751/
Taiè751/
Taič751/
Thyi751/
Dtai751/
Tahajid73215/
Tahaish7373/
Tahajit7326/
Thotaji733/
Thaiová732/
Thajith732/
Tahajih731/
Tahajio731/
Thaahai731/
Ta671,030,717/
Ti67650,580/
Thoya6712,251/
Thaha678,042/
Thuya676,758/
Tahay674,003/
Tahia673,090/
Taitt672,839/
Thaya672,489/
Thawe672,399/
Theja672,238/
Tahya671,279/
Tahah671,234/
Touha671,217/
Taish671,201/
Tahaa671,169/
Theia67790/
Thaah67786/
Thayo67776/
Taiho67700/
Thiya67697/
Thaja67610/
Tayyi67560/
Taggi67533/
Taiaa67525/
Taihi67505/
Tehia67434/
Taich67423/
Taiyo67401/
Tayie67396/
Tahei67379/
Tayiz67379/
Tohio67355/
Taiss67281/
Ta'ai67263/
Taioe67254/
Tahio67235/
Thiyo67229/
Tahau67215/
Taiah67212/
Taaji67187/
Tayip67170/
Tehji67149/
Taits67144/
Tayis67144/
Thaye67139/
Tahaj67139/
Taieh67137/
Tehio67128/
Taaha67127/
Thayy67122/
Tawie67117/
Tohya67110/
Taihu6791/
Tuuha6777/
Taiha6768/
Thaju6763/
Thije6759/
Tajii6758/
Ttayi6758/
Tahja6756/
Thuia6753/
Taied6750/
Tohyi6746/
Theie6739/
Taias6737/
Tohia6736/
Tagie6735/
Tauia6734/
Tayid6733/
Tajie6732/
Tahyi6729/
Thayu6728/
Taiet6728/
Teuhi6727/
Tayit6726/
Taisz6726/
Theya6725/
Taiap6725/
Thaaj6723/
Taiph6722/
Theah6722/
Theio6722/
Toihi6721/
Thahu6720/
Taaid6719/
Taayi6719/
Tihya6718/
Thuij6716/
Thast6716/
Theyi6715/
Toaia6714/
Toiha6714/
Thauß6713/
Tahiu6712/
Taaia6712/
Thoih6712/
Tai'i6712/
Taiot6712/
Taaie6712/
Thoyi6711/
Thacz6711/
Thoia6711/
Tajij6710/
Taicz6710/
Taiod6710/
Thuji6710/
Taiee6710/
Taiau6710/
Tai'a6710/
Tihio6710/
Tahij679/
Taihe679/
Tohji679/
Taiou679/
Tihia678/
Tohii678/
Htaha678/
Thuiz678/
Tajiy677/
Tayio677/
Teihi677/
Taiis675/
Tajio675/
Taiat675/
Taiep675/
Taije675/
Thoio675/
Tahii675/
Theea675/
Tehha675/
Thaph674/
Thieh674/
Tehah674/
Htait674/
Taies674/
Taiii674/
Thyia674/
Theih673/
Thuiy673/
Tahji673/
Theha673/
Tuhya673/
Taiit673/
Taiop673/
Théas673/
Tihie673/
Tuhyi673/
Thhaz673/
Taioo672/
Thist672/
Ththi672/
Ttaha672/
Tohij672/
Tohiy672/
Tyhia672/
Hthiy672/
Ttaji672/
Tehyi672/
Teyha672/
Thajh672/
Thtoa672/
Thidd672/
Thihe672/
Thiye672/
Taios672/
Tayii672/
Tthea672/
Theua672/
Thuio672/
Thauh672/
Thaje672/
Dtaha672/
Taais672/
Gytha672/
Taiaz672/
Thiph672/
Tyhie671/
Tohgi671/
Tuhij671/
Tehiy671/
Thasz671/
Thatp671/
Thauj671/
Thaup671/
Tayha671/
Thaay671/
Thadp671/
Ththa671/
Theiu671/
Theji671/
Thgae671/
Thhay671/
Thioy671/
Thisz671/
Thoie671/
Thoii671/
Taijć671/
Taist671/
Taiyd671/
Taiys671/
Taijp671/
Tayhi671/
Thauê671/
Tehii671/
The'a671/
Thajo671/
Taait671/
Taiez671/
Tajiz671/
Taius671/
Taiuu671/
Toyha671/
Toyhi671/
Tauyi671/
Tauii671/
Thoij671/
Thuyi671/
Thuïa671/
Tihea671/
Tteha671/
D'Thi671/
Htaiz671/
Tyoha671/
Tuoha671/
Thidh671/
Thhaa671/
Tahgi671/
Taiyp671/
Tehaa671/
Taipp670/
Tehya670/
Thasp670/
Thahy670/

Thai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thai in the Marathi language
थाईtha'i57.14
थैलthaila28.57
ठाईtha'i14.29
Thai in the Hindi language
थाईtha'i52.94
ठईtha'i11.76
थाइtha'i11.76
थेईthe'i5.88
ठाईtha'i5.88
थाीthai5.88
थईtha'i5.88
Thai in the Bengali language
ৈথইaitha'i41.51
থৈইthai'i35.85
থইtha'i11.32
থাইtha'i7.55
থৈthai3.77
Thai in the Oriya language
ଥଇtha'i40
ଟାଇାtaia20
ଥାଇtha'i20
ଠାଇtha'i20
Thai in the Tibetan language
ཐའི།22.22
མཐའི།22.22
མཐའ་ཡེ།tayé22.22
མཐའ་ཡས་tayé22.22
མཐའ་ཡས།tayé11.11

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Footnotes

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