Thir Surname

316,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Thir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7631:100,6329,836
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Austria791:107,79015,374
Taiwan551:426,2683,270
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Canada411:898,67368,969
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
India181:42,614,743461,117
Israel161:534,85239,210
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

The alternate forms: Thír (3) are calculated separately.

Thir (759) may also be a first name.

Thir Last Name Facts

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

Thir (Hindi: ततहीर, Oriya: ଥିର, Tibetan: ཐིར་) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Thír. For other possible spellings of Thir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 316,396th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,149,828 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Thir live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 298,137th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 759 people.

Thir is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 100,632. In Iran Thir is most numerous in: Alborz Province, where 36 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 23 percent reside and Mazandaran Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Thir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thir has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thir last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thir last name are 27.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thir earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $38,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $52,817 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thír923/
Thier895,591/
Thair891,512/
Thire89206/
Thuir89127/
Their8931/
Thoir899/
Thhir891/
Thirr891/
Thirp890/
Tir8610,572/
Tahair80157/
Taheir8051/
Thaire8022/
Thirre808/
Theire802/
Thierr802/
Thaair802/
Thisrt801/
Thairp800/
Thirpp800/
Tair758,446/
Ther753,240/
Tire752,302/
Tier751,899/
Tior75908/
Tuir75719/
Toir75696/
Thyr75588/
Tirh75445/
Tijr75366/
Teir75297/
Tirp75208/
Știr75198/
Titr75139/
Tihr75137/
Thér7551/
Thre7518/
Tirr7514/
Tirt759/
Tisr757/
Tirz755/
Tehr754/
Htir754/
Tird753/
Tyhr753/
Tgir751/
Tähr751/
Ttir751/
Dtir751/
Touhier7315/
Thirová735/
Thaheir731/
Thaghir731/
Theireh730/
There674,020/
Taire671,128/
Tirre67955/
Theer67483/
Tithr67374/
Thear67180/
Tierz67161/
Therp67114/
Teire6789/
Toire6772/
Thyre6734/
Theur6715/
Therr6712/
Htair6710/
Tuire676/
Taihr676/
Thyrd675/
Tirdh675/
Tahyr675/
Taair675/
Tirht674/
Øther673/
Tiğre672/
Tahjr672/
Therd672/
Hther671/
Thayr671/
Thahaire671/
Tirhe671/
Thyor671/
Tijre671/
Taird671/
Tairh671/
Taitr671/
Toirh671/
Theirova671/
Tahır671/
Teahr671/
Thrhe671/
Tirpp671/
Tisrt671/
Thetr671/
Tehrz671/
Theyr670/
Tairr670/
Tayhr670/
Tairt670/

Thir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thir in the Oriya language
ଥିରthira85.71
ଥୀରthira7.14
ଖିରkhira7.14
Thir in the Tibetan language
ཐིར་tir78.57
ཏིར་tir14.29
ཐཱར་tar7.14
Thir in the Hindi language
ततहीरtatahira33.33
थीरthira33.33
थिरthira33.33

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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 Thir
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