Thams Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Thams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1811:31,1863,237
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Germany1491:540,30544,986
France1021:651,20384,246
Australia541:499,92037,885
India511:15,040,498247,985
Norway361:142,84118,058
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Thams (79) may also be a first name.

Thams Last Name Facts

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

Thams (Hindi: थामस) is found most frequently in Denmark. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thams? popularity and diffusion

It is the 428,665th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. The last name Thams is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Thams live; 29 percent live in Northern Europe and 29 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,083,225th most common forename world-wide, borne by 79 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 31,186. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 56 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Denmark it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.

Thams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thams surname grew 961 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thams Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thams are 2.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thams earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning 333,021 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.07% more than the national average, earning $52,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thamse9116/
Thamms911/
Thaems911/
Thaums911/
Thasms911/
Thamsh911/
Theams910/
Tams893,490/
Thoms8013,978/
Tamse802,275/
Tamms80370/
Taams80196/
Thems8045/
Tamsh8026/
Tohms8024/
Taims808/
Teams808/
Tahms803/
Thamz802/
Tamss801/
Tamst801/
Taums801/
Thomse73193/
Tamshe7318/
Thomss7313/
Tammsh738/
Thomms734/
Thoems733/
Thoums733/
Thomsh731/
Theems731/
Tamsch731/
Thomsp731/
Thooms730/
Toms6718,745/
Tems67207/
Thomsch6712/
Tamz675/
Tamx671/
Tamsche671/

Thams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thams in the Hindi language
थामसthamasa73.53
थाम्सthamsa23.53
थामॅसthamesa2.94

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thams
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