Thanh Surname

946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Thanh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thanh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam561,4711:16528
Cambodia9621:16,0991,181
United States7221:502,02142,223
Thailand2131:331,63557,264
Australia1921:140,60315,124
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Germany1161:694,01353,217
Malaysia951:310,46616,916
Pakistan751:2,381,91821,272
Qatar621:38,0323,887
France491:1,355,566135,191
India391:19,668,343291,059
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Ireland151:313,92910,911
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Norway71:734,61250,907
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
China61:227,886,92811,701
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Laos41:1,647,081888
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Thành (3) are calculated separately.

Thanh (1,769,947) may also be a first name.

Thanh Last Name Facts

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

Thanh (Arabic: ثنه, Hindi: थान्ह) is found most frequently in Vietnam. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Thành. For other potential spellings of Thanh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 946th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,913 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Thanh are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Thanh is also the 379th most frequent first name in the world, held by 1,769,947 people.

This last name is most widespread in Vietnam, where it is borne by 561,471 people, or 1 in 165. In Vietnam Thanh is primarily found in: Southeast, where 25 percent reside, Mekong River Delta, where 23 percent reside and Red River Delta, where 16 percent reside. Not including Vietnam it occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Thanh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thanh last name are 2.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thanh earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning 310,123 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning 75,370,400 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.83% more than the national average, earning $57,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thành933/
Thanhh9155/
Theanh912/
Thanhg911/
Than89571,683/
Tanh892,966/
Theangh839/
Tahan8030,117/
Thain804,941/
Thane802,297/
Thean801,436/
Thayn80387/
Thann80165/
Tanhh8030/
Tangh8016/
Thaun8015/
Tanhe8011/
Thaan808/
Thonh806/
Dthan804/
Thhan803/
Thahn801/
Teanh801/
Tthan801/
Tanhs801/
Thtan801/
Tganh801/
Tajnh801/
Tainh801/
Tamnh801/
Tahayneh771,552/
Tahaineh7710/
Thanhová771/
Tan7510,017,487/
Thayne731,219/
Thahan731,218/
Thaane731,132/
Thaine73148/
Theane7356/
Thandt7340/
Thanne7320/
Tahaan7310/
Thajne738/
Tahann738/
Tahahn737/
Hthane737/
Taahan737/
Teangh735/
Thaain735/
Thasnk734/
Tahain733/
Thahun732/
Thasne731/
Thaune731/
Thaimn731/
Thajon731/
Thonht731/
Tahaun731/
Tahamn731/
Thuonh731/
Ththan731/
Thainn731/
Tanggh731/
Theaun730/
Thaant730/
Thaunt730/
Tang6712,776,913/
Thon67109,929/
Taan676,363/
Tant675,762/
Tane675,316/
Tain674,989/
Tann674,101/
Ttan671,342/
Tand671,245/
Tahn67903/
Tean67836/
Taun67714/
Tohn67148/
Htan6782/
Tayn6777/
Tonh6772/
Theanne6748/
Thahaim6742/
Geethan6739/
Tamn6735/
Theatin6732/
Thanová6730/
Tasn6727/
Thán6726/
Tajn6715/
Tanq6710/
Tanø6710/
Theingh677/
Tahacin677/
Taín676/
Dtan674/
Tanı673/
Thassin672/
Theagne672/
Tatn672/
Tahaham672/
Tgan672/
Thangue671/
Thajoon671/
Thongkh671/
Thahand671/
Thassen671/
Thanowa671/
Tahamne671/
Taàn671/
Thahang671/
Tahaang671/
Taheenh671/

Thanh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thanh in the Hindi language
थान्हthanha-
Thanh in the Arabic language
ثنهthnh-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thanh
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