Theru Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Kenya

Theru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Theru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
India701:10,958,077204,613
Kenya501:923,59833,552
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Theru (75) may also be a first name.

Theru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Theru (Hindi: थेरू, Marathi: थेरु, Tibetan: ཏི་རུ་) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,168,344th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. Theru occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Theru reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 75 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 1,763,323. In Indonesia it is most common in: South Sumatra, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent are found and Kenya, where 25 percent are found.

Theru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Theru has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Theru surname decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Theru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Theru last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Therou91113/
Therup916/
Therut914/
Theeru911/
Thereu911/
Teru894,669/
Theraud8388/
Thierru8345/
Theraus8339/
Thierau8334/
Teherou832/
Theerut832/
Theerux832/
Therauh831/
Therauz831/
Thereux831/
Theroud831/
Therout831/
Theraup831/
Tharu80518,989/
Terui8017,739/
Thiru804,272/
Terus80422/
Terru80411/
Terou80267/
Teuru80216/
Tergu80209/
Tereu80155/
Terut80107/
Terau8068/
Terzu8053/
Tahru8034/
Tieru8027/
Teeru8021/
Teruz8021/
Taeru8020/
Thoru8013/
Teiru8011/
Terup807/
Tohru806/
Teruu806/
Teruh805/
Thyru803/
Terud802/
Tetru802/
Tearu801/
Toeru801/
Terhu801/
Therault77188/
Theroult7710/
Tahierou774/
Taheirou771/
Thairu735,144/
Tergou732,052/
Tierou731,069/
Terreu73224/
Terrou73214/
Tharau73154/
Tergau7371/
Teirau7348/
Tharuh7343/
Terrus7343/
Taharu7337/
Tahrou7330/
Thirou7321/
Teruha7320/
Teyrou7318/
Terouz7318/
Thorau7316/
Terzeu7314/
Teraud7312/
Tetrud7311/
Teirou7311/
Tetrus7311/
Teraus7310/
Treheu7310/
Tereus7310/
Thaaru739/
Taihru739/
Teureu739/
Taerau737/
Teroux736/
Teirup736/
Thirau735/
Teerau734/
Thérus734/
Tejrou734/
Thorru733/
Thoiru733/
Tahyru733/
Tharru732/
Tetrau732/
Terrgu732/
Terrau732/
Teerut732/
Teatru731/
Terous731/
Theroo731/
Terguu731/
Terzuu731/
Terrut731/
Tharui731/
Terush731/
Terout731/
Tihrut731/
Terhou731/
Tierru731/
Teruhe731/
Terrui731/
Teraup731/
Teraux730/
Terust730/
Tearus730/
Thetrault7127/
Therrault7110/
Theirault715/
Tiru6734,743/
Taru6714,715/
Toru675,550/
Teruggi671,398/
Terauds67205/
Taharou67162/
Théroux67133/
Terroux67123/
Thirouz67121/
Tõru6788/
Terault6775/
Terreux6763/
Teyrouz6734/
Teisrud6715/
Tierrou6714/
Terraux6713/
Thiraux6710/
Teirous678/
Thairou678/
Thoirus677/
Thyraud677/
Tehraud677/
Töru676/
Terreus675/
Tîru674/
Thairuh674/
Terhout673/
Terrult673/
Tahairu673/
Théraud673/
Thairut672/
Tjru672/
Tereult671/
Terrauh671/
Terusch671/
Tetraut671/
Thirahu671/
Terouch671/
Tetrush671/
Tharrau671/
Tahïrou671/
Thèroux671/
Teirouz671/
Tyru670/
Tettrud670/
Tierruy670/
Thorrau670/

Theru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Theru in the Tibetan language
ཏི་རུ་tiru-
Theru in the Hindi language
थेरूtheru-
Theru in the Marathi language
थेरुtheru75
थेरूtheru25

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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 Theru
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