Thays Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Belgium

Thays Surname Definition:

Tay: are probably the same. Derived from a certain Baldric Teutonicus. He was called later De Tyas, and was seated in Yorkshire, Essex, and many other counties. The motto of the family was Tays en temps (Know when to hold your tongue). Robert Tay, who was engaged in the Wars of the Roses, had a variant of this: “Not to be hanged for talking.

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Thays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Tháys (1) are calculated separately.

Thays (28,171) may also be a first name.

Thays Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tay: are probably the same. Derived from a certain Baldric Teutonicus. He was called later De Tyas, and was seated in Yorkshire, Essex, and many other counties. The motto of the family was Tays en temps (Know when to hold your tongue). Robert Tay, who was engaged in the Wars of the Roses, had a variant of this: “Not to be hanged for talking.”

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Thays Last Name Facts

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

Thays is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Tháys. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thays? popularity and diffusion

Thays is the 1,409,418th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Thays are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 29,263rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 28,171 people.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 3,195,139. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 24 percent live, Pernambuco, where 15 percent live and Ceará, where 10 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Peru, where 16 percent live.

Thays Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thays last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Thays earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 47.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,512 per year and in United States they earn 23.51% more than the national average, earning $53,293 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tháys931/
Thayse91206/
Thayes9112/
Thayas919/
Thayos915/
Tahays914/
Thayus911/
Thys8912,009/
Tays891,816/
Thas891,050/
Thayshe837/
Thayise836/
Thayesh832/
Thayase831/
Thayash831/
Tahaysh831/
Theys806,324/
Tayas801,279/
Tayes80750/
Theas80375/
Thais80373/
Thuys80318/
Thyse80305/
Tayse80207/
Thash80199/
Tahas80172/
Tayis80144/
Thase80134/
Tayts80129/
Tehas8071/
Tayos8067/
Thyss8065/
Thaus8060/
Thast8016/
Thass808/
Thayz807/
Tayus804/
Taysh803/
Thyjs803/
Théas803/
Thaas802/
Thoys802/
Thasz801/
Taiys801/
Thaïs801/
Tayst801/
Tayss801/
Thasp800/
Thayishe771/
Theauyos771/
Tas7516,668/
Tys751,238/
Thysse731,064/
Tayash73349/
Tayese73245/
Tayesh73210/
Tahash73184/
Theyse73155/
Taysse73143/
Thaiss73121/
Thaisz73114/
Thaise7382/
Thejas7380/
Thaust7350/
Theias7347/
Thoyts7328/
Tayhus7327/
Thaish7323/
Tayhos7321/
Tahyas7319/
Thease7319/
Thashe7318/
Theiys7316/
Theyus7315/
Thausz7315/
Thiyos739/
Thause738/
Thiyas737/
Thashs737/
Thahas737/
Thawes736/
Tayase735/
Thauss735/
Tahass735/
Tayise734/
Thaash734/
Thaiis733/
Theyes733/
Tayoos733/
Tayies733/
Thoyas732/
Tayous732/
Thayaz731/
Thayiz731/
Theats731/
Taytst731/
Thaias731/
Thajis731/
Thoyse731/
Thaius731/
Thauhs731/
Thaush731/
Tahais731/
Tayseh731/
Tayess731/
Thadsh731/
Tehash731/
Tayshe731/
Tahyes731/
Tuohys730/
Thatts730/
Taus676,702/
Tase673,241/
Tass671,703/
Tais671,516/
Teas67950/
This67921/
Teys67670/
Taas67522/
Taes67517/
Tast67514/
Thes67426/
Tyes67352/
Tajs67249/
Tysh67242/
Tyos67196/
Tysz67195/
Toys67145/
Tats67143/
Tasz6798/
Tahaish6773/
Tehs6748/
Tyst6741/
Ttas6734/
Tayashh6730/
Theyise6729/
Thaz6727/
Tayeshe6724/
Thaushe6722/
Tuys6721/
Taís6721/
Tads6716/
Tayz6715/
Tyss6710/
Tahs678/
Thashsh676/
Tasd676/
Thawees676/
Theasse675/
Taïs674/
Tahyash674/
Theyase673/
Taxs672/
Tayesse672/
Htas672/
Thoyise672/
Dtas672/
Thausch671/
Theatts671/
Tayashe671/
Thejass671/
Thejaus671/
Tahashe671/
Tasp671/
Thahash671/
Taihass671/
Tayouss671/
Taytsch671/
Taës671/
Theyash671/
Thès671/
Tasæ671/
Tyhs671/
Thuysse671/
Thatshe671/
Tihs671/
Theyass671/
Thoeyos671/
Tgas671/
Taysova671/
Tasj671/
Tasx671/
Dtys671/
Tyds670/

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