Thanson Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Thanson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Thanson (104) may also be a first name.

Thanson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thanson occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thanson is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Thanson live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 925,156th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 104 people.

It is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 3,717,808. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Samut Prakan Province, where 74 percent are found, Songkhla Province, where 21 percent are found and Narathiwat Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Thanson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thanson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thanson surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Thanson
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