Thews Surname

381,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thews Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5991:134,40016,369
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
England91:6,190,895170,599
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Thews Last Name Facts

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

Thews is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thews? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thews is the 381,502nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,802,512 people. Thews occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Thews reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 599 people, or 1 in 134,400. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Thews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thews has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thews last name rose 797 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thews Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thews last name are 32.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thews earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.06% more than the national average, earning $53,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $53,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theuws91525/
Thoews918/
Thiews911/
Tews896,803/
Theiwes839/
Theewes836/
Toews808,660/
Tiews80105/
Thevs8047/
Thefs8042/
Thaws8013/
Teuws807/
Taews805/
Tejws804/
Thows803/
Thöws801/
Teiwes73776/
Teewes7318/
Theefs7317/
Thawsh7314/
Thiefs732/
Teiwst731/
Theivs730/
Thoiws730/
Tevs671,579/
Töws671,378/
Taws67407/
Tows67145/
Tefs67144/
Tebs6752/
Tyws6715/
Tewsová671/

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