Thiru Surname

108,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Thiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,2661:9,1831,334
India9171:836,49437,072
Kenya4731:97,6328,603
Canada1281:287,85626,805
England991:562,80934,447
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Singapore681:80,9963,278
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Australia591:457,55435,515
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Qatar341:69,3536,725
France61:11,070,454349,096
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Oman51:737,5946,889
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Thiru (10,265) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thairu915,144/
Thirou9121/
Thirau915/
Thoiru913/
Tiru8934,743/
Thirouz83121/
Thierru8345/
Thierau8334/
Thiraux8310/
Thairou838/
Thoirus837/
Thairuh834/
Tahairu833/
Thairut832/
Thirahu831/
Tairu808,572/
Tirau80224/
Thuru80208/
Theru80204/
Tirou80133/
Toiru8068/
Tirus8058/
Tirru8044/
Tieru8027/
Tirut8015/
Titru8011/
Teiru8011/
Tirud8011/
Tirgu806/
Tirzu806/
Tirup805/
Tuhru805/
Știru804/
Tirui803/
Thyru803/
Tiruu801/
Tiruh801/
Tiruy801/
Thirault77313/
Tahairou775/
Tahgirou775/
Tahierou774/
Thirrust772/
Taheirou771/
Thaitrus771/
Thitroux770/
Tairou7310,345/
Thurau732,730/
Tierou731,069/
Tireus73249/
Tirrou73218/
Therou73113/
Titrud7368/
Teirau7348/
Tairus7331/
Tiroux7328/
Tireux7319/
Teirou7311/
Tirous739/
Taihru739/
Thurru736/
Therup736/
Teirup736/
Titrus734/
Tairuh734/
Thérus734/
Tiraus734/
Tirouz734/
Tairui734/
Therut734/
Tahyru733/
Tirout732/
Tairru732/
Toirau732/
Tirush731/
Tthuru731/
Theeru731/
Tiraud731/
Thiroo731/
Tairau731/
Tairgu731/
Toirou731/
Tisrou731/
Titrou731/
Tirgou731/
Tihrut731/
Thereu731/
Tierru731/
Tairud731/
Tairut731/
Theirault715/
Thitrault710/
Teru674,669/
Turu674,313/
Théroux67133/
Tirault6797/
Theraud6788/
Theraus6739/
Tirhuiz6723/
Tairouz6716/
Teisrud6715/
Tierrou6714/
Teirous678/
Thyraud677/
Tehraud677/
Tîru674/
Tirú673/
Théraud673/
Tairush672/
Teherou672/
Theerut672/
Theerux672/
Tjru672/
Toiroux671/
Ththuru671/
Thtturu671/
Therauh671/
Therauz671/
Thereux671/
Theroud671/
Therout671/
Theraup671/
Taiïrou671/
Thèroux671/
Tirhush671/
Teirouz671/
Tyru670/
Tittrud670/
Tierruy670/

Thiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thiru in the Oriya language
ଠିରୁthiru75
ଥିରୁthiru12.5
ତିରୁପତିtirupati12.5
Thiru in the Hindi language
थिरूthiru50
ठिरूthiru25
थीरूthiru25
Thiru in the Marathi language
थीरुthiru33.33
िथरुitharu22.22
िथरूitharu22.22
थीरूthiru11.11
ठीरुthiru11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thiru
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