This Surname

385,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

This Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

This Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4671:164,41714,100
Brazil2851:751,13827,388
France1081:615,02580,926
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

This (347) may also be a first name.

This Last Name Facts

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

The last name This is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name This? popularity and diffusion

The last name This is the 385,671st most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,912,645 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of This live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 468,121st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 347 people.

The surname This is most common in Iran, where it is held by 467 people, or 1 in 164,417. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 34 percent are found, Hamadan Province, where 15 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Iran it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theis8928,820/
Thies8919,899/
Thijs898,031/
Thuis891,157/
Thais89373/
Thise89214/
Thiss89155/
Thois8943/
Thist892/
Thisz891/
Thish891/
Tis865,971/
Theiss808,857/
Thiess802,051/
Thisse80762/
Theisz80720/
Theise80244/
Thuijs80208/
Thoits80201/
Theijs80188/
Thiesz80178/
Thaiss80121/
Thaisz80114/
Thaise8082/
Thijse8049/
Thoiss8032/
Thaish8023/
Theihs8017/
Thuise806/
Theits802/
Thisch802/
Thiesh801/
Theist801/
Tahais801/
Thoish801/
Thiosh801/
Thuish800/
Thishe800/
Thoise800/
Thys7512,009/
Tais751,516/
Tish751,137/
Tise751,133/
Tiss75985/
Teis75850/
Tuis75708/
Ties75585/
Tijs75524/
Thes75426/
Tois75342/
Tehs7548/
Tios7531/
Thiz7526/
Tist7511/
Ttis757/
Tisz754/
Tisd752/
Tgis751/
Tizs751/
Thès751/
Tyhs751/
Tihs751/
Tisx751/
Thijsse73284/
Tahaish7373/
Theisse7364/
Theijse7315/
Thuisse731/
Theys676,324/
Theus675,364/
Theiß673,742/
Tisch672,602/
Thees671,669/
Taish671,201/
Thess671,129/
Tisse67755/
Thieß67533/
Teise67522/
Theas67375/
These67337/
Thuys67318/
Thyse67305/
Taise67294/
Taiss67281/
Toise67213/
Tuits67176/
Thays67154/
Titse67148/
Taits67144/
Teiss67142/
Tiess67115/
Tties6794/
Thesz6779/
Thész6771/
Thyss6765/
Tishe6733/
Theisová6726/
Tuise6726/
Taisz6726/
Tisjø6724/
Teits6719/
Tuisz6715/
Teihs6714/
Teist6712/
Thaiß6710/
Tieys679/
Thuiz678/
Teish677/
Gytis675/
Theix675/
Theiz675/
Thesh673/
Thice673/
Tisce673/
Teisz673/
Thyjs673/
Toist672/
Thaiz672/
Thiez672/
Thoys672/
Tiehs672/
Dtios672/
Taais672/
Tuish671/
Tisst671/
Taist671/
Tuiss671/
Tuist671/
Tháys671/
Táisz671/
Teijs671/
Toiss671/
Tihse671/
Tihsh671/
Ttjhs671/
Thaix671/
Teths671/
Tehzs671/
Toish670/
Thizz670/

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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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  • 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 This
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