Thau Surname

125,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7451:108,06113,350
United States7251:499,94342,050
India6231:1,231,24549,108
Cambodia4421:35,0391,615
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
France1441:461,26965,815
Vietnam1391:666,5181,625
Denmark931:60,6966,147
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
Austria431:198,03324,866
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Wales91:343,83718,086
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Thau (5,118) may also be a first name.

Thau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thau (Bengali: থৈউ, Hindi: थाउ, Marathi: थाऊ, Oriya: ଥାଉ) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Thau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,489th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,009,249 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Thau live; 26 percent live in Western Europe and 22 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 94,815th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 5,118 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 745 people, or 1 in 108,061. In Germany Thau is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Thau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thau surname increased 1,813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thau last name are 9.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Thau earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning €33,149 per year; in United States they earn 31.14% more than the national average, earning $56,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $48,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahau89215/
Thaiu8990/
Thaju8963/
Thayu8928/
Thahu8920/
Thauß8913/
Thauh892/
Thauj891/
Thaup891/
Thauê891/
Thu86340,821/
Tau8648,900/
Tha8626,818/
Thaust8050/
Tahaju8045/
Tahayu8032/
Thausz8015/
Thaiau805/
Thaiou804/
Thaaju803/
Thault803/
Thahue801/
Thaudt801/
Thauhs801/
Thaush801/
Theauy801/
Taha75800,411/
Thai75366,141/
Thuy75145,392/
Taue7541,447/
Thea7535,660/
Taju7533,768/
Teha7513,080/
Theu7510,841/
Taus756,702/
Tayu755,615/
Tahu753,122/
Taut752,895/
Thaj752,729/
Thay752,463/
Taup751,974/
Taud75612/
Thah75442/
Tauz75348/
Thou75346/
Thaa75343/
Thui75255/
Tohu75166/
Tauy75151/
Taux75135/
Taiu75116/
Thuß75106/
Tauh7592/
Théa7573/
Tauß7563/
Thha7540/
Thuh7524/
Thuu7522/
Tauu7521/
Dtha756/
Thta755/
Thuj754/
Ttau754/
Thhu754/
Thaï753/
Thga753/
Ttha752/
Htha751/
Tthu751/
Thaí751/
Tgau751/
Tahajud7317/
Thausch731/
Thejaus731/
Tahajut731/
Thauett730/
Tu671,573,859/
Ta671,030,717/
Thoya6712,251/
Thaha678,042/
Thuya676,758/
Tahay674,003/
Tahia673,090/
Tautz672,562/
Thaya672,489/
Thawe672,399/
Tayou672,396/
Theja672,238/
Tauya671,758/
Tahya671,279/
Tahah671,234/
Touha671,217/
Tahaa671,169/
Theia67790/
Thaah67786/
Thayo67776/
Thiya67697/
Tauch67685/
Tauss67654/
Thaja67610/
Tuyau67519/
Thouy67448/
Tehia67434/
Theux67402/
Theut67359/
Thust67311/
Tahai67305/
Thayi67257/
Thaye67139/
Tahaj67139/
Taaha67127/
Thayy67122/
Tajou67113/
Tauts67111/
Tohya67110/
Tayau6798/
Hthai6793/
Taihu6791/
Taupp6783/
Tuuha6777/
Thaai6776/
Taoue6770/
Taush6768/
Taiha6768/
Taudt6767/
Taheu6765/
Thaij6764/
Tahja6756/
Thoue6755/
Thuia6753/
Theuß6750/
Thaji6745/
Thuus6743/
Tauye6742/
Taust6739/
Tahyu6736/
Tohia6736/
Tauia6734/
Tayut6727/
Tayup6726/
Theya6725/
Thaiy6723/
Thaaj6723/
Thaii6722/
Theah6722/
Tayud6720/
Tihya6718/
Tautt6716/
Thuij6716/
Thast6716/
Thuyy6716/
Thaia6715/
Toiha6714/
Taaju6712/
Tahiu6712/
Thuyo6711/
Thacz6711/
Thoia6711/
Thuji6710/
Taiau6710/
Thaiß6710/
Taiou679/
Thuye679/
Thoué678/
Tihia678/
Htaha678/
Thuiz678/
Thaio675/
Tauzz675/
Theea675/
Tehha675/
Thaph674/
Tehah674/
Taued674/
Tayus674/
Ștaut674/
Thyia674/
Tauph673/
Thaie673/
Thouh673/
Thaih673/
Thuiy673/
Theuy673/
Tauyo673/
Theha673/
Tuhya673/
Tajuu673/
Théas673/
Thuph673/
Thhaz673/
Tault672/
Ttaha672/
Tyhia672/
Teyha672/
Thajh672/
Thtoa672/
Taues672/
Tauhd672/
Tthea672/
Theua672/
Theud672/
Thuio672/
Thaje672/
Dtaha672/
Gytha672/
Theiault671/
Ttaju671/
Thasz671/
Thatp671/
Tayha671/
Thaay671/
Thadp671/
Ththa671/
Ththu671/
Thtup671/
Thuje671/
Thujy671/
Theiu671/
Thgae671/
Thhay671/
Tahju671/
Taueh671/
Tauyt671/
Theuo671/
Gytau671/
The'a671/
Thajo671/
Taius671/
Taiuu671/
Toyha671/
Toiau671/
Tauyi671/
Tauii671/
Theue671/
Thuyi671/
Thuïa671/
Tihea671/
Tteha671/
Tauee671/
Dtayu671/
Tyoha671/
Tajuo671/
Tuoha671/
Tujau671/
Thhaa671/
Theauyos671/
Thtai671/
Thuud671/
Tauzs671/
Tehaa671/
Dthuu671/
Tehya670/
Thoup670/
Tauhy670/
Thasp670/
Thahy670/

Thau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thau in the Hindi language
थाउtha'u82.46
थाऊtha'u16.62
थउtha'u0.31
ठाउtha'u0.31
थऊtha'u0.31
Thau in the Marathi language
थाऊtha'u71.56
थाउtha'u27.5
ठाकूthaku0.31
थौthau0.31
Thau in the Bengali language
থৈউthai'u60
থৌthau40
Thau in the Oriya language
ଥାଉtha'u50
ଥଉtha'u50

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