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 last name Tharu (Hindi: थारू, Marathi: थारु, Oriya: ଥରୁ) is found most frequently in Nepal. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tharu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,032nd most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 14,042 people. Tharu is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tharu live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tharu is also the 127,768th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,167 people.
It is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is borne 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. Excluding Nepal it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 0 percent reside.
Tharu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tharu are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being 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
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- 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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