Thaler Surname

28,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Thaler Surname User-submission:

The origin of the Thaler surname is from a silver coin first minted in 1741 and named for the Empress Maria Teresa Thaler, who ruled Austria, Hungary and Bohemia in the mid 1700's. The coin was used in world train and can be found throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Thaler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5,9171:1,43999
Germany5,2381:15,3702,022
United States3,3361:108,65111,873
Italy2,5051:24,4144,313
Switzerland6081:13,5082,234
Slovenia2001:12,4382,975
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
France1531:434,13562,815
Australia811:333,28028,364
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
England451:1,238,17956,985
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
India71:109,580,769786,157
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

The alternate forms: Tháler (48) & Thäler (45) are calculated separately.

Thaler (68) may also be a first name.

Thaler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of the Thaler surname is from a silver coin first minted in 1741 and named for the Empress Maria Teresa Thaler, who ruled Austria, Hungary and Bohemia in the mid 1700's. The coin was used in world train and can be found throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The English word dollar derives from this name.

- melindathaler

(German) Valley-er, from the word tal, meaning 'valley'.

- deleted-173293

Thaler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thaler (Arabic: تالر) has its highest incidence in Austria. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Tháler or Thäler. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thaler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,641st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 388,752 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Thaler live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 68 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Austria, where it is borne by 5,917 people, or 1 in 1,439. In Austria it is primarily found in: Tyrol, where 40 percent are found, Carinthia, where 16 percent are found and Vienna, where 11 percent are found. Beside Austria this surname is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Thaler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thaler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,604 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thaler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thaler are 1.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thaler earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning $50,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $54,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tháler9448/
Thäler9445/
Thaller924,966/
Thasler92131/
Thailer9293/
Thaeler9272/
Thalier9211/
Thayler925/
Thalert922/
Thalerd922/
Tahaler921/
Thalger921/
Thealer920/
Taler91698/
Thealler8610/
Thailerd864/
Thealier862/
Thailert862/
Tahalier861/
Thalerød861/
Thallier861/
Thalller861/
Thauller861/
Tayler835,630/
Taller832,775/
Tasler831,056/
Theler831,011/
Tauler83705/
Tatler83611/
Tealer83360/
Tailer83292/
Talher83134/
Taaler8361/
Tahler8354/
Tehler8344/
Talier8338/
Théler8332/
Talger8329/
Taeler8313/
Tajler8312/
Thöler8312/
Tohler839/
Taleer839/
Talere837/
Talert831/
Tholer831/
Talerd831/
Theallier80147/
Thalerová8014/
Thaillier802/
Thauyller801/
Theiler774,981/
Thelier77472/
Talleur77366/
Tallier77356/
Tailler77278/
Taulier77175/
Theeler7767/
Tahlier7764/
Taisler7756/
Tattler7753/
Thölert7749/
Taglier7742/
Taulere7741/
Taylert7739/
Taihler7738/
Tailger7738/
Theyler7726/
Tholler7722/
Tallert7721/
Taitler7718/
Theuler7718/
Tayller7717/
Taileur7717/
Teasler7715/
Taytler777/
Tahtler776/
Teihler774/
Toehler773/
Thélier773/
Talletr772/
Talleyr771/
Taleare771/
Thuiler771/
Tahleer771/
Tauller771/
Tayhler771/
Tajlier771/
Taysler771/
Tahller770/
Taylerr770/
Taslert770/
Thallerová753/
Toler7312,314/
Teler73482/
Talir73108/
Táler7312/
Tailleur711,750/
Theiller71474/
Theulier71187/
Taillier71128/
Theisler71109/
Talerova7185/
Teallier7115/
Thollier716/
Theeleir714/
Talleyjr711/
Teithler711/
Theilert711/
Tailleir711/
Thoulier711/
Tayllert711/
Thayllir711/
Thailitr711/
Taileart711/
Tahyller711/
Taleerzh711/
Theelher710/
Toller673,415/
Tallér67572/
Talyor67306/
Theillier67187/
Teeler67171/
Teiler67134/
Teyler67110/
Teuler67108/
Tallerova6780/
Telier6771/
Talire6769/
Tosler6741/
Talirz6732/
Theillere6730/
Tallerová6730/
Telher6729/
Thuollier6727/
Tallir6725/
Tolher6723/
Tolger6717/
Tailir6717/
Theullier6717/
Tooler6716/
Tholir6716/
Talior6713/
Toyler6711/
Tájler6711/
Tailleart679/
Tolere679/
Taylir677/
Tolert675/
Toiler675/
Taylerova673/
Thoillier673/
Taslir673/
Tolier672/
Talair672/
Taylerová672/
Taloir672/
Touler671/
Dtoler671/
Tolear671/
Tuiler671/
Thelir671/
Tailerová671/
Tatlir671/
Talgir671/
Tolerp671/
Toeler670/
Toleir670/
Taelir670/
Ttoler670/

Thaler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thaler in the Arabic language
تالرtalr-

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