Thaker Surname

61,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Thaker Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thacker,' a thatcher; compare Kirk and Church. Among the craftsmen who went in procession in the performance of the York Mystery were the 'Tillethekers,' i.e. Tile-thatchers' (The York Mystery Plays).

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Thaker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,1721:183,86011,206
United States1,3511:268,28925,224
England9811:56,7976,860
Canada2741:134,47313,927
Thailand2561:275,93147,460
United Arab Emirates2181:42,0294,348
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
South Africa891:608,73846,089
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Oman181:204,8873,723
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
France61:11,070,454349,096
Wales51:618,90625,852
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Thaker (1,070) may also be a first name.

Thaker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the thacker,' a thatcher; compare Kirk and Church. Among the craftsmen who went in procession in the performance of the York Mystery were the 'Tillethekers,' i.e. Tile-thatchers' (The York Mystery Plays).

William le Thekere, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Theeker, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Theker, lector 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Theker, 1379: ibid.

Stephanas Theker, 1379: ibid.

1565. Married — Robert Thacker and Agnes Blage: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. Married — Edward Thacker and Elizabeth Peartree: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The Scottish form of English Thatcher. A surname derived from the occupation of thacker (ME. thacker, from Old English þaca, þæc, a roof, thatch + personal suffix -ere), one who covers a roof with straw, reeds, etc., perhaps now an obsolete craft. A few years ago there was an illustration in the Scotsman newspaper of a thacker at work on the roof of Livingstone Tollhouse on the Edinburgh-Glasgow road near Midcalder. Thomas Thekar is mentioned in a list of Aberdeen criminals in 1411 (CRA., p. 4), Cudbert Thekar was a witness in Edinburgh in 1426 (Egidii, p. 48), and John Thekar is recorded in St. Andrews in 1525 (SHR., II, p. 266).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A provincialism for Thatcher. It is used in this seuse by various old writers. "The original meaning of the word ' thack ' is straw or rushes, our Saxon ancestors using no other covering for their houses. Afterwards it was extended to slate and tiles; and he who covered a building, either with these or the more ancient materials, was called a thacker or thatcher." Hallamshire Glossary, p. 162.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thaker Last Name Facts

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

Thaker (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺬﺍﻛﺮ, Hindi: ठाकर, Marathi: ठाकर, Oriya: ଠାେକର) occurs most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thaker? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 61,065th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 884,840 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Thaker are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 244,495th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 1,070 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 4,172 people, or 1 in 183,860. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 42 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 30 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 3 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Thaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thaker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thaker surname expanded 11,258 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,265 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thaker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thaker last name are 8.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.84% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thaker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.05% less than the national average, earning R 125,820 per year; in United States they earn 24.97% more than the national average, earning $53,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thacker9237,530/
Thakker925,708/
Theaker922,068/
Thakere9262/
Thakerd9214/
Thakear927/
Thakeer926/
Thakher926/
Tahaker925/
Thaeker924/
Thakeur923/
Thauker923/
Thazker922/
Thatker921/
Thakcer921/
Thakeir921/
Thakerh921/
Thakert921/
Taker91867/
Thaikerd8679/
Thaikert8624/
Thachker863/
Tahacker862/
Thackert862/
Theacker861/
Thackerd861/
Thakkear861/
Thakkeer861/
Thackker861/
Thakeard861/
Thaisker861/
Thaekker861/
Thaikear861/
Thhacker860/
Thackier860/
Thakre8318,635/
Thoker835,554/
Tacker831,679/
Takher83260/
Takere83145/
Takker83128/
Takerd8394/
Thakir8361/
Taşker8352/
Tašker8341/
Tahker8338/
Teaker8333/
Theker8325/
Tauker8322/
Taeker8320/
Takier8316/
Takeer836/
Takert836/
Thakyr835/
Taaker834/
Thacer831/
Taiker831/
Thaqer831/
Thaakheer805/
Thhaakker801/
Thaikeard801/
Thaikkerd801/
Thokher77154/
Taukeer7796/
Taecker7790/
Takhere7788/
Thocker7778/
Tashker7750/
Thooker7732/
Thakuir7731/
Taukert7728/
Thaakre7722/
Takerhe7722/
Tackert7721/
Thakire7721/
Thouker7718/
Tachker7717/
Taekker7717/
Teakert7715/
Tahakre7710/
Thakuyr779/
Thaquer777/
Thakhre777/
Thakujr775/
Tthoker775/
Takeare775/
Tausker775/
Tadkere774/
Thakrre774/
Thakhir774/
Takherh774/
Tadåker774/
Taikeer773/
Thecker773/
Takheer773/
Taacker772/
Tahcker772/
Theiker772/
Takeard772/
Thakird772/
Htacker771/
Tehcker771/
Thtakre771/
Thekker771/
Thhakre771/
Thokeer771/
Thokere771/
Thokker771/
Taccker771/
Tackerr771/
Tatkere771/
Taucker771/
Thaskir771/
Thaqerh771/
Taukere771/
Taskere771/
Tazkere771/
Tazkert771/
Taikerd771/
Tadkerd771/
Tatcker770/
Thackre770/
Thaikir770/
Toker7319,712/
Teker7315,772/
Takir732,190/
Tacer73823/
Takre73689/
Töker733/
Takyr732/
Takır731/
Taqer731/
Täker731/
Thogkerd7117/
Takherhh7112/
Thoucker718/
Tauckert717/
Thauqeer713/
Thaikird713/
Thaquear711/
Thackreh711/
Thoukeer711/
Thokheer711/
Tauqkeer711/
Theckear711/
Taschker711/
Thogkert711/
Toothker710/
Taukir674,195/
Tooker672,689/
Tocher671,425/
Taşkir671,118/
Tacher67948/
Takire67797/
Tocker67710/
Tecker67275/
Takhir67227/
Taucer67136/
Taqeer6780/
Tokeer6772/
Tekker6768/
Täkker6757/
Thokre6756/
Taikir6732/
Tekeer6731/
Tokere6729/
Tajkir6722/
Taicer6720/
Tokker6719/
Touker6719/
Takhyr6718/
Tuoker6718/
Tokerd6712/
Ttakir6710/
Tauqer679/
Takird679/
Todker678/
Tekher678/
Töcker677/
Takhre676/
Tokher676/
Teyker675/
Taquer675/
Tokert675/
Taycer674/
Toyker673/
Tahkir673/
Takair673/
Taakir672/
Taakre672/
Taeqer672/
Teiker672/
Tokier672/
Takkir672/
Teeker672/
Teacer671/
Taşkır671/
Toeker671/
Ttakre671/
Tekier671/
Thookheer671/
Tait'kerr671/
Takyor671/
Takoir671/
Tokear671/
Tokeir671/
Toiker671/
Thäkär671/
Tuiker670/
Teuker670/

Thaker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thaker in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺬﺍﻛﺮaldhakr-
Thaker in the Marathi language
ठाकरthakara69.85
ठाकेरthakera14.37
ठाकरेthakare2.83
ठक्thak2.12
थाकेरthakera2.12
ठाकुरthakura1.88
ठकरthakara1.65
ठाकूरthakura0.94
ठकेरthakera0.94
थाकरthakara0.94
थकेरthakera0.71
पाथर्pathar0.71
थमेशthamesa0.47
हाकरhakara0.24
Thaker in the Hindi language
ठाकरthakara66.67
ठाकेरthakera33.33
Thaker in the Oriya language
ଠାେକରthaekara42.86
ଠାକରthakara28.57
ଠାକ୍କରthakkara14.29
ଠାକୁରthakura14.29

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