The Surname

3,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

The Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

The Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam79,4681:1,166109
Iran41,7131:1,841234
Myanmar3,4701:14,968351
Saudi Arabia3,4191:9,0251,255
United States2,6001:139,40714,524
Indonesia2,4791:53,3485,927
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
India1,9701:389,37320,720
Egypt1,4031:65,5286,121
Australia1,2261:22,0193,045
England1,1301:49,3086,138
Cambodia1,0361:14,9491,144
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Ivory Coast8991:25,6631,806
Morocco7841:43,9757,155
Netherlands7511:22,4863,605
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Canada5841:63,0927,380
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Benin3701:27,9343,693
New Zealand3371:13,4372,325
Hong Kong3091:23,739475
Malaysia2111:139,7838,872
France2071:320,88348,728
Mexico1931:643,14110,319
Burkina Faso1771:103,6843,196
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
Taiwan1741:134,7401,216
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Brazil1481:1,446,44848,665
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
Japan1251:1,022,75420,291
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
Italy1231:497,20950,566
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Spain631:742,09631,639
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
China521:26,294,6461,434
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Greece411:270,23940,426
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Barbados381:7,564673
Wales381:81,4356,830
Afghanistan361:893,1448,921
Malta301:14,342837
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Gambia251:76,938264
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Oman161:230,4983,970
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Israel151:570,50941,023
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway121:428,52437,411
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Laos91:732,036508
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Swaziland91:144,244719
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Cyprus81:110,6108,315
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Monaco71:5,295668
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Panama61:652,04310,051
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Bahamas51:78,350887
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Albania31:971,35222,477
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

The alternate forms: Thé (75), Thè (3), Thë (2) & Thê (1) are calculated separately.

The (240,858) may also be a first name.

The Last Name Facts

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

The (Arabic: ذا, Bengali: থে, Hindi: गँठे, Marathi: थे) has its highest incidence in Vietnam. It can occur as: Thé, Thè, Thë or Thê. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name The? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,705th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 48,024 people. The surname The occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of The reside; 55 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Viet-Asia. The is also the 4,354th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 240,858 people.

The surname The is most widespread in Vietnam, where it is borne by 79,468 people, or 1 in 1,166. In Vietnam it is most prevalent in: Red River Delta, where 23 percent reside, Southeast, where 19 percent reside and Mekong River Delta, where 16 percent reside. Besides Vietnam The occurs in 146 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 27 percent reside and Myanmar, where 2 percent reside.

The Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of The has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the The surname rose 14,125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

The Last Name Statistics demography

The amount The earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 70.6% more than the national average, earning $73,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $54,847 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thé8975/
Thè893/
Thë892/
Thê891/
Thea8635,660/
Theu8610,841/
Thie864,429/
Thee861,399/
They86506/
Thei86296/
Tihe86295/
Tjhe86183/
Theh8660/
Theß8646/
Thte8610/
Thje862/
Dthe861/
Tthe861/
Téhe861/
Thée861/
Te8053,305/
Th806,559/
Tahei75379/
Tahey75166/
Thesz7579/
Taheu7565/
Thije7559/
Theeß7527/
Thedt7520/
Tehge7513/
Thetz759/
Teehe758/
Theea755/
Thieh754/
Theih753/
Øther753/
Tehed752/
Thihe752/
Tthea752/
Hther751/
Thtte751/
Tähhe751/
Tehez751/
The'a751/
Theyß751/
Tijhe751/
Gythe750/
Thi67196,310/
Teh6768,604/
Tee6763,002/
Tie6742,702/
Tep6742,575/
Tea6727,788/
Tei6721,578/
Ter6717,958/
Tes6714,945/
Tey6714,082/
Tej675,260/
Tez674,884/
Thy674,102/
Teu672,429/
Tet672,377/
Tih671,347/
Ted67860/
Tje67751/
Theisz67720/
Tsh67394/
Dth67304/
Thj67268/
Taheij6792/
Tehesh6781/
Tte6769/
Tjh6763/
Thh6742/
Teß6739/
Tht6739/
Tehehi6735/
Geethe6726/
Thheer6726/
Hte6725/
Tch6725/
Theedt6718/
Theihs6717/
Teč6715/
Tõe6712/
Hth6712/
Dte6711/
Tyh6711/
Tge6710/
Teš6710/
Thd679/
Tdh678/
Theess677/
Thepph677/
Theatt676/
Tph675/
Theesz675/
Theehs674/
Thahey674/
Thetph674/
Theggi673/
Touhie673/
Tth673/
Theetz673/
Téh673/
Thị673/
Thahee673/
Thuije673/
Thheih673/
Theits672/
Theije672/
Teï672/
Theats671/
Theech671/
Thehes671/
Theidt671/
Thesch671/
Theist671/
Tehech671/
Têh671/
Tée671/
Teí671/
Teį671/
Thư671/
Thí671/
Theauy671/
Taijhe671/
Tuheeh671/
Touhee671/
Thahie671/
Thaaye671/
Ttheer671/
Thgeeh671/
Teheeh671/
Tehejh671/
Toohee670/
Thetts670/
Theidz670/
Theitt670/
Theahe670/

The Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
The in the Bengali language
থেthe-
The in the Marathi language
थेthe75
ठेthe20
थॅthe5
The in the Hindi language
गँठेgamthe33.33
थेthe33.33
ठेthe33.33
The in the Arabic language
ذاdha-

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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 The
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