Thales Surname

185,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Chad

Thales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0581:725,01533,316
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Haiti2391:44,7032,807
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France61:11,070,454349,096
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Thalès (3) & Thalés (1) are calculated separately.

Thales (33,566) may also be a first name.

Thales Last Name Facts

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

Thales (Arabic: تالس, Hindi: थलेस, Marathi: थलेस, Oriya: ଥେଲସ) is most common in India. It can be rendered as a variant: Thalès or Thalés. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thales? popularity and diffusion

It is the 185,255th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,185,116 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Thales are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 25,529th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 33,566 people.

The surname Thales is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,058 people, or 1 in 725,015. In India Thales is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Other than India this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 38 percent reside and Haiti, where 10 percent reside.

Thales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thales has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thales Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thales surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thales earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.03% less than the national average, earning 318,296 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $41,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning $44,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thalès943/
Thalés941/
Thalesh92523/
Thaleus9250/
Thalies9210/
Theales925/
Thalest924/
Thayles922/
Thaeles921/
Tahales921/
Thailes920/
Tales911,450/
Thals917/
Thailesh863/
Thalesch862/
Thaleshe861/
Thaylhes861/
Talesh832,741/
Talles83302/
Tayles83267/
Talese83183/
Taules83121/
Theles8398/
Thalls8397/
Taleus8394/
Thalis8369/
Talies8369/
Taleas8355/
Tailes8334/
Talets8314/
Thalsø836/
Thalys835/
Talees833/
Teales832/
Tholes832/
Taleds831/
Talesz831/
Taales831/
Taless831/
Talges831/
Taleis831/
Theals830/
Talest830/
Tals8056/
Tallies77382/
Thaulez77121/
Theleus7776/
Thalais7736/
Theules7730/
Taglies7713/
Thalish779/
Thallis779/
Tayless776/
Tallese775/
Tallest775/
Talesse775/
Taleysh774/
Thalisz773/
Talesds772/
Thelees771/
Thelesh771/
Tholess771/
Tatleys771/
Taslesh771/
Tailles771/
Taleish771/
Tholeus771/
Thaills771/
Thaylis771/
Tholest771/
Thalyce771/
Tauyles771/
Thoules770/
Theiles770/
Theless770/
Talleys770/
Teles73157,729/
Talis736,584/
Toles734,057/
Talje73137/
Talez7359/
Talys7353/
Thols7338/
Teals7328/
Talex7321/
Talce7318/
Talse7315/
Talsh7315/
Tails736/
Talls733/
Téles733/
Tauls732/
Talst732/
Dtals731/
Talze731/
Tõles731/
Talès731/
Tohls730/
Thouless71246/
Tahleish71107/
Theileis7181/
Thalisch717/
Tallesch716/
Tahleesh716/
Theleesh713/
Theuless711/
Thailyce711/
Thailyse711/
Tallis672,347/
Telesh671,664/
Tolles671,293/
Talish67930/
Telesz67685/
Tolesh67345/
Tooles67329/
Talysh67240/
Talice67234/
Teleus67195/
Talios67122/
Thelis6794/
Taulis6771/
Talise6771/
Tatlis6765/
Taglis6762/
Talois6762/
Tallez6744/
Talisz6733/
Tahlis6730/
Theils6730/
Toleus6728/
Tolese6727/
Teleis6723/
Taslis6722/
Tholis6721/
Talais6721/
Telhes6721/
Tholse6719/
Telies6719/
Tailis6718/
Toeles6713/
Toiles6712/
Talche6712/
Tallås6712/
Telees6710/
Tholås6710/
Tallys679/
Tolies678/
Tealis677/
Talhis675/
Taulés674/
Tolees674/
Teless673/
Teeles672/
Toules672/
Teiles672/
Tholst672/
Talech672/
Taylis671/
Tholls671/
Tailez671/
Tteles671/
Taylse671/
Talsse671/
Tālešs671/
Taaleš671/
Taalis671/
Tailse671/
Tallés671/
Taleyz671/
Toless671/
Tolges671/
Ttalis671/
Toleis671/
Thaillyse671/
Thalyz671/
Tailys671/
Taylys671/
Tealys671/
Taleez671/
Tallss671/
Toyles670/
Taulls670/
Talsch670/
Talist670/
Taletz670/
Totles670/

Thales Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thales in the Oriya language
ଥେଲସthelasa-
Thales in the Marathi language
थलेसthalesa-
Thales in the Hindi language
थलेसthalesa75
थलेश्ाthalesa25
Thales in the Arabic language
تالسtals-
طاليسtalys-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thales
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