Thaw Surname

14,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Thaw Surname Definition:

I take these two rare Scots surnames to be the same. James Thaw in Tillyfroskie is recorded in 1789 (Aberdeen CR.). I can offer no explanation of the name. The English name Thew is explained as ME. theow, servant, bondsman.

Thaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar36,6821:1,416123
United States6391:567,22846,595
Cambodia5261:29,4431,504
England1761:316,58023,688
Singapore1541:35,7641,284
Thailand1301:543,37293,529
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia921:293,43225,879
Taiwan901:260,4972,161
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Jamaica331:86,9683,873
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India51:153,413,076951,030
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Scotland641:58,4883,746
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Thaw (54,985) may also be a first name.

Thaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

I take these two rare Scots surnames to be the same. James Thaw in Tillyfroskie is recorded in 1789 (Aberdeen CR.). I can offer no explanation of the name. The English name Thew is explained as ME. theow, servant, bondsman.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Thaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻭ) is held by more people in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,319th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 187,196 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Thaw live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Burmo-Asia. Thaw is also the 17,047th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 54,985 people.

It is most widespread in Myanmar, where it is carried by 36,682 people, or 1 in 1,416. Without taking into account Myanmar it is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Cambodia, where 1 percent are found.

Thaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thaw last name rose 875 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thaw surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered with the party.

The amount Thaw earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 12.77% less than the national average, earning R 207,300 per year; in United States they earn 28.08% more than the national average, earning $55,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.83% more than the national average, earning $60,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thawe892,399/
Tahaw89140/
Thauw89118/
Thaiw896/
Theaw891/
Taw8614,440/
Thawsh8014/
Thauwe804/
Tahawe801/
Thaawe801/
Thahwe801/
Theawe801/
Tawe756,130/
Thav754,478/
Thow751,408/
Tauw7585/
Htaw7565/
Taiw7524/
Teaw7522/
Thaf7511/
Taaw756/
Tawf755/
Tawh754/
Tavw751/
Tahw751/
Taww751/
Tayw751/
Theawtt730/
Taiwe673,084/
Tahav67408/
Tahaf67289/
Thaiv67246/
Thaif67140/
Tauwe67122/
Thowe67114/
Thafe6788/
Theuw6750/
Thafh6746/
Thayf6722/
Theav6716/
Htawe6714/
Tohwe679/
Taïwe679/
Thouw679/
Tawch676/
Thaab676/
Teawe675/
Thaph674/
Taawe673/
Thajv673/
Taywe672/
Tahwe672/
Tawsh672/
Thoww671/
Thauf671/
Thauv671/
Tawfe671/
Thuow671/
Thahb671/
Tgawh671/
Thavh671/
Dthow671/
Theaf670/

Thaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻭtaw-

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