Theron Surname

18,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,007 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Theron Surname Definition:

“Harvest Man”. Name of French Saint, Thirion.

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Theron Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa24,5001:2,211282
France3,1961:20,7832,401
Namibia4851:4,968934
United States3511:1,032,64775,818
England3311:168,33315,551
Australia2471:109,29412,192
New Zealand2001:22,6423,959
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Canada641:575,71247,839
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Swaziland91:144,244719
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China61:227,886,92811,701
Wales61:515,75523,171
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Theron (11,140) may also be a first name.

Theron Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Harvest Man”. Name of French Saint, Thirion.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the the ancient Greek word, therao, meaning 'to hunt'.

- pjtheron

Theron Last Name Facts

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

Theron (Marathi: थेराँन) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theron? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,372nd most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,862 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Theron reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Theron is also the 56,995th most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 11,140 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 24,500 people, or 1 in 2,211. In South Africa Theron is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 31 percent are found, Western Cape, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 87 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.

Theron Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Theron has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Theron last name expanded 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 33,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Theron Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Theron surname are 20.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Theron earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.35% more than the national average, earning R 442,848 per year; in United States they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $41,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.6% more than the national average, earning $67,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaeron92172/
Thieron9232/
Therron9210/
Therone929/
Thearon923/
Teheron922/
Theroon921/
Theront921/
Theuron921/
Teron9180,870/
Theroine8638/
Thierron8611/
Theronne861/
Theatron861/
Therhoon860/
Terron8310,493/
Theran833,380/
Terong831,710/
Thoron83491/
Thiron83310/
Tharon83192/
Taeron8372/
Terone8355/
Thyron8320/
Teroon8320/
Terhon8318/
Tetron8315/
Terzon8314/
Tieron837/
Toeron835/
Teroin833/
Therán833/
Tearon832/
Threon832/
Tyhron831/
Tteron831/
Teromn831/
Teronn831/
Teyron831/
Tergon831/
Theràn831/
Tesron830/
Therronne801/
Thethrong801/
Terrone771,730/
Therane77615/
Taharon7769/
Thorron7736/
Thoiron7722/
Theeran7715/
Terront7713/
Terrond7713/
Tharhon7711/
Teherán777/
Thirone777/
Tierron776/
Tohroon774/
Thorhon772/
Teroung772/
Thaëron772/
Terhoun772/
Tehroin771/
Tharron771/
Teyrone771/
Terhone771/
Teromng771/
Tetrone771/
Tettron771/
Taihron771/
Teheràn771/
Teherān771/
Theerán771/
Taeroon771/
Thiroin771/
Thieran771/
Thèrond771/
Teroune771/
Tharoon771/
Therran770/
Terhoon770/
Thoronn770/
Theiran770/
Terhont770/
Teran73158,603/
Tiron737,447/
Taron731,771/
Tyron731,535/
Toron731,041/
Treon73883/
Terán73612/
Terom73165/
Teràn7335/
Terón732/
Téron731/
Teroitin7173/
Thitrong7145/
Thiroine7132/
Terroine7115/
Terhoune719/
Teronova717/
Terochin716/
Theracin714/
Theranne714/
Therahan713/
Teronová713/
Terronne712/
Therrane712/
Theraann711/
Thairone711/
Teherran711/
Therasne711/
Terrotin711/
Thironne711/
Terang6751,754/
Tharan674,384/
Tirone673,938/
Thaitrong672,484/
Torron67870/
Tahran67824/
Tarhon67715/
Terane67532/
Thiran67396/
Tehran67286/
Terhan67278/
Toiron67235/
Terrom67216/
Terran67206/
Terzan67193/
Terrón67193/
Thoran67182/
Tarron67175/
Teyran67140/
Terroitin6787/
Taeran6786/
Tergan6758/
Tiroon6736/
Tairon6733/
Taroon6731/
Tayron6729/
Teeran6728/
Toeran6728/
Tisron6727/
Tirohn6727/
Tieran6725/
Tirong6724/
Teroissin6721/
Terant6720/
Terronova6715/
Tirzon6714/
Tereun679/
Terrão678/
Torhon678/
Tohran677/
Tetran677/
Tyoron676/
Tioron676/
Toroin676/
Theerasin676/
Tirond674/
Terțan674/
Terròn674/
Terann673/
Titron673/
Terand673/
Teroum673/
Taëron673/
Teraan673/
Tyronn672/
Tirron672/
Therassin672/
Thittrong672/
Tyrong672/
Toroon671/
Tearan671/
Teromg671/
Tetrom671/
Thyran671/
Taronn671/
Taroin671/
Térond671/
Tetroń671/
Terzán671/
Teránn671/
Terrán671/
Terahn671/
Taaron671/
Tajron671/
Toronn671/
Tarohn671/
Trreon671/
Tthirongk671/
Tejran671/
Treone670/
Terhom670/

Theron Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Theron in the Marathi language
थेराँनtheramna50
थेरनtherana50

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