Thal Surname

122,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thal Surname User-submission:

Thal is a German surname, meaning 'valley'.

Thal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2721:63,2908,125
United States9291:390,16034,284
Iran3641:210,94116,748
France3621:183,48828,549
Cambodia2381:65,0722,036
Pakistan1641:1,089,29213,626
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
India461:16,675,334263,471
Austria381:224,09027,245
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England81:6,964,757184,742
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Thál (12) are calculated separately.

Thal (1,151) may also be a first name.

Thal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Thal is a German surname, meaning 'valley'.

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Thal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thal (Bengali: থল, Hindi: ठल, Marathi: थल, Oriya: ଥଳ, Tibetan: ཐལ་) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Thál. For other possible spellings of Thal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thal is the 122,273rd most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,948,021 people. Thal occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Thal reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 234,520th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 1,151 people.

The surname Thal is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,272 people, or 1 in 63,290. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Iran, where 10 percent live.

Thal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thal last name rose 2,903 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thal surname are 10.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.87% less than the national average, earning R 111,996 per year; in United States they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $49,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning $61,683 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thál9212/
Tahal892,792/
Thail891,053/
Thall89870/
Thaal89857/
Theal89330/
Thaul8933/
Thalh895/
Thahl892/
Thayl891/
Tal8620,968/
Theall801,039/
Thaile80375/
Thaule80159/
Tahail8067/
Thahal8024/
Theale8017/
Tahalh808/
Tahall805/
Thayle803/
Thault803/
Thasle802/
Tahaul802/
Dthale801/
Thaale801/
Thacil801/
Theaul801/
Thaisl801/
Thaall800/
Thalth800/
Thaill800/
Tall75156,427/
Tale7530,058/
Teal7514,331/
Taal758,684/
Tail753,073/
Taul752,625/
Talp75808/
Talt75763/
Thol75707/
Tayl75355/
Talh75340/
Tohl75327/
Ttal75166/
Tajl75151/
Tahl75111/
Taál7545/
Tasl7523/
Htal757/
Tatl755/
Tald755/
Tgal752/
Taïl751/
Taîl751/
Talı751/
Talì751/
Dtal751/
Theault73301/
Thahale73128/
Thaille7330/
Thaheel735/
Thaileh734/
Tahallh734/
Thahaal731/
Thaitil731/
Tahalle731/
Thaylle731/
Thalova731/
Thalová731/
Gythall731/
Thaislp731/
Thasilp731/
Thassel730/
Thole6730,767/
Talle6714,688/
Theil676,889/
Tatel674,652/
Teale674,613/
Taule673,015/
Tasil671,996/
Tholl671,702/
Taile671,040/
Teall671,039/
Thool67942/
Tağıl67810/
Taale67654/
Tatil67308/
Tagli67244/
Tağal67190/
Tholt67180/
Tasel67150/
Tahıl67114/
Taitl67106/
Tahul6796/
Theul6783/
Talhe6769/
Tahalová6766/
Tayle6761/
Tohul6759/
Tasle6757/
Thoil6749/
Taull6735/
Tacel6734/
Tajtl6728/
Taçel6727/
Thoul6713/
Tallh6711/
Thaisilp6710/
Tauyl679/
Tahyl679/
Taldt676/
Talll675/
Thotl675/
Taaal675/
Tahasild674/
Tgall674/
Tacil674/
Tailp674/
Tealp674/
Thattell673/
Taall673/
Taill672/
Tault672/
Theyl672/
Thuol672/
Tallt672/
Teald672/
Taail672/
Toohl671/
Ttaal671/
Ttale671/
Ttall671/
Taulp671/
Tatıl671/
Tahalova671/
Tausl671/
Thôle671/
D'Tal671/
Tohyl671/
Thaislle671/
Taşil671/
Talhl671/
Talht671/
Htgal671/
Thassell670/
Thoyl670/
Thealdtt670/
Teihl670/
Tahhl670/

Thal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thal in the Tibetan language
ཐལ་tal-
Thal in the Bengali language
থলthala-
Thal in the Oriya language
ଥଳthala57.61
ଥାଳthala27.17
ଥଲthala7.61
ଠଳthala5.43
ଥାଲthala2.17
Thal in the Hindi language
ठलthala47.62
थलthala23.81
ठालthala19.05
थालthala9.52
Thal in the Marathi language
थलthala42.86
थळthala21.43
ठालthala14.29
थालthala14.29
्िठलithala7.14

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