Thierau Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Thierau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Thierau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thierau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thierau occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thierau? popularity and diffusion
Thierau is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Thierau occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thierau live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 61 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 3 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Thierau
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