Thaw Surname
Approximately 38,930 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 36,682 | 1:1,416 | 123 |
| United States | 639 | 1:567,228 | 46,595 |
| Cambodia | 526 | 1:29,443 | 1,504 |
| England | 176 | 1:316,580 | 23,688 |
| Singapore | 154 | 1:35,764 | 1,284 |
| Thailand | 130 | 1:543,372 | 93,529 |
| Canada | 95 | 1:387,848 | 34,448 |
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| Taiwan | 90 | 1:260,497 | 2,161 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Scotland | 49 | 1:109,262 | 7,254 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Jamaica | 33 | 1:86,968 | 3,873 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 66 | 1:369,324 | 22,972 |
| Scotland | 64 | 1:58,488 | 3,746 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
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.
Thaw Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thawe | 89 | 2,399 | / |
| Tahaw | 89 | 140 | / |
| Thauw | 89 | 118 | / |
| Thaiw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Theaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Taw | 86 | 14,440 | / |
| Thawsh | 80 | 14 | / |
| Thauwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tahawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thaawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thahwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Theawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tawe | 75 | 6,130 | / |
| Thav | 75 | 4,478 | / |
| Thow | 75 | 1,408 | / |
| Tauw | 75 | 85 | / |
| Htaw | 75 | 65 | / |
| Taiw | 75 | 24 | / |
| Teaw | 75 | 22 | / |
| Thaf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Taaw | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tawf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tawh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tavw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tahw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Taww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tayw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Theawtt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Taiwe | 67 | 3,084 | / |
| Tahav | 67 | 408 | / |
| Tahaf | 67 | 289 | / |
| Thaiv | 67 | 246 | / |
| Thaif | 67 | 140 | / |
| Tauwe | 67 | 122 | / |
| Thowe | 67 | 114 | / |
| Thafe | 67 | 88 | / |
| Theuw | 67 | 50 | / |
| Thafh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Thayf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Theav | 67 | 16 | / |
| Htawe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tohwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Taïwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Thouw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tawch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thaab | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thaph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Taawe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thajv | 67 | 3 | / |
| Taywe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tahwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tawsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thoww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thauv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tawfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thuow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thahb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgawh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thavh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dthow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theaf | 67 | 0 | / |
Thaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻭ | taw | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thaw
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