Tharu Surname
Approximately 518,989 people bear this surname
Tharu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 514,630 | 1:55 | 9 |
| India | 2,317 | 1:331,060 | 18,273 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Malaysia | 600 | 1:49,157 | 3,888 |
| Qatar | 502 | 1:4,697 | 489 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Tharu (3,167) may also be a first name.
Tharu Demographics
Average Tharu Salary in
United States
$33,982 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tharu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tharu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tharu (Hindi: थारू, Marathi: थारु, Oriya: ଥରୁ) is carried by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tharu.
How Common Is The Last Name Tharu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,032nd most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,042 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Tharu live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 127,768th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 3,167 people.
It is most frequent in Nepal, where it is held by 514,630 people, or 1 in 55. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Bheri, where 44 percent reside, Lumbini, where 28 percent reside and Seti, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nepal Tharu occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 0 percent reside.
Tharu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tharu last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.
Tharu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning $33,982 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tharu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tharu in the Hindi language | ||
| थारू | tharu | 84.24 |
| थारु | tharu | 13.13 |
| ठारू | tharu | 2.36 |
| थरू | tharu | 0.18 |
| थरु | tharu | 0.09 |
| Tharu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଥରୁ | tharu | 65.85 |
| ଠାରୁ | tharu | 24.39 |
| ଥାରୁ | tharu | 2.44 |
| ଠରୁ | tharu | 2.44 |
| ଥରୂ | tharu | 2.44 |
| ଠାରୂ | tharu | 2.44 |
| Tharu in the Marathi language | ||
| थारु | tharu | 57.29 |
| थारू | tharu | 25 |
| ठरू | tharu | 8.33 |
| थरु | tharu | 2.08 |
| ठारू | tharu | 2.08 |
| ठाउ | tha'u | 1.04 |
| ठरु | tharu | 1.04 |
| तारु | taru | 1.04 |
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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 Tharu
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