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
Thiru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Thiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thiru (Hindi: थिरू, Marathi: थीरु, Oriya: ଠିରୁ) is most common in Sri Lanka. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname Thiru is the 108,915th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,705,886 people. The surname Thiru is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Thiru reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 60,192nd most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 10,265 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,266 people, or 1 in 9,183. Besides Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.
Thiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Thiru are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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