Thiru Surname
Approximately 4,272 people bear this surname
Thiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,266 | 1:9,183 | 1,334 |
| India | 917 | 1:836,494 | 37,072 |
| Kenya | 473 | 1:97,632 | 8,603 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| England | 99 | 1:562,809 | 34,447 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| Malaysia | 45 | 1:655,427 | 31,286 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Thiru (10,265) may also be a first name.
Thiru Demographics
Average Thiru Salary in
United States
$66,860 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thiru (Hindi: थिरू, Marathi: थीरु, Oriya: ଠିରୁ) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thiru? popularity and diffusion
It is the 108,915th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,705,886 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Thiru are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 60,192nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 10,265 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,266 people, or 1 in 9,183. Not including Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.
Thiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Thiru surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Thiru are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Thiru earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 54.95% more than the national average, earning $66,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $53,288 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thiru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thiru in the Oriya language | ||
| ଠିରୁ | thiru | 75 |
| ଥିରୁ | thiru | 12.5 |
| ତିରୁପତି | tirupati | 12.5 |
| Thiru in the Hindi language | ||
| थिरू | thiru | 50 |
| ठिरू | thiru | 25 |
| थीरू | thiru | 25 |
| Thiru in the Marathi language | ||
| थीरु | thiru | 33.33 |
| िथरु | itharu | 22.22 |
| िथरू | itharu | 22.22 |
| थीरू | thiru | 11.11 |
| ठीरु | thiru | 11.11 |
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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 Thiru
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