Thirsty Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Thirsty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thirsty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5041:152,34613,320
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Thirsty (40) may also be a first name.

Thirsty Last Name Facts

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

Thirsty is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thirsty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 556,360th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. Thirsty is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Thirsty are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 152,346. In Iran Thirsty is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Thirsty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thirsty has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 192 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thirsty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thirsty surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Thirsty earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.98% less than the national average, earning $25,034 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thirstey931/
Thirsted801/
Tirsti771/
Tirsted7115/
Thyrsted6792/
Therster670/
Thyrstedt6318/
Tersta621/
Tyrsted5746/
Terstea5719/
Teræsti571/
Terstedt532/

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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 Thirsty
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