Theo Surname

47,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Theo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,8561:5,550665
Rwanda2,7911:4,0721,005
Indonesia7491:176,56817,076
South Africa5181:104,59012,646
Papua New Guinea5021:16,2421,605
Liberia4661:9,4601,064
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
United States3791:956,35671,269
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
France2031:327,20649,567
Nigeria1661:1,067,12544,499
England1531:364,17025,923
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Vietnam1271:729,4961,676
Haiti1081:98,9254,802
Australia991:272,68424,601
Greece761:145,78724,076
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Mauritius421:30,7966,238
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
Cyprus281:31,6033,400
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
India211:36,526,923420,161
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales121:257,87814,969
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
China71:195,331,65210,124
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Theo (244,813) may also be a first name.

Theo Last Name Facts

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

Theo (Hindi: थियो, Marathi: थेओ) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Theo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 47,862nd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 675,148 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Theo live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,297th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 244,813 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,856 people, or 1 in 5,550. In Zambia Theo is most frequent in: Eastern Province, where 79 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 11 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in 92 countries. It is also common in Rwanda, where 26 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Theo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Theo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Theo surname expanded 4,738 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Theo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Theo last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Theo last name are 18.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Theo earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 16.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,092 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning R 215,400 per year; in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning $44,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theou891,637/
Thieo89267/
Theho8926/
Theoh8923/
The'o898/
Theeo897/
Teo8684,637/
Thehos804/
Thehot804/
Theoux802/
Thehou802/
Theous802/
Thieho801/
Theoss801/
Theoph801/
Teheod800/
Theout800/
Theodt800/
Teoh7547,526/
Thio756,480/
Teou752,224/
Tiho75714/
Teos75517/
Teao75374/
Teho75361/
Teot75201/
Tjho75110/
Te'o75102/
Tieo7569/
Tyho7534/
Teoi7530/
Teoa7530/
Teop7524/
Teoy7510/
Teoo756/
Teeo754/
Teod753/
Thyo753/
Teoz752/
Tteo751/
Teoj751/
Hteo751/
Thaheyo735/
Tahieou732/
Ttheoha731/
Tegio671,298/
Tieho671,054/
Tjhoi67757/
Teijo67543/
Tehou67305/
Tihoi67103/
Tejio6797/
Thyot6775/
Tihou6765/
Teșoi6747/
Tieou6742/
Tehoi6739/
Theah6722/
Teiyo6718/
Tejjo6714/
Tuhio6714/
Thioh6713/
Tehos677/
Tyoho676/
Tehoy675/
Thiho675/
Theea675/
Thoja674/
Teois674/
Teous674/
Tjhoa674/
Tyohe674/
Thiea674/
Théot674/
Teheu674/
Teaot673/
Theha673/
Tiohe673/
Tihot673/
Tojho672/
Tyhou672/
Thioo672/
Tthea672/
Tihho672/
Teuyo672/
Tajho671/
Theaa671/
Te'uo671/
Teodt671/
Teopp671/
Teout671/
Tjhoo671/
Thioy671/
Thyho671/
Teeoo671/
Tejho671/
The'a671/
Te'oo671/
Teaou671/
Tyheu671/
Thiae671/
Tehgo671/
Thjod671/
Thiod671/
Teooh671/
Teott670/
Teost670/
Teoup670/

Theo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Theo in the Hindi language
थियोthiyo-
Theo in the Marathi language
थेओthe'o66.67
थोtho33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Theo
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