Tho Surname

19,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Tho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia11,3811:1,361328
Vietnam10,9041:8,497252
Malaysia1,4771:19,9691,880
Indonesia1,3521:97,81710,151
United States7261:499,25541,999
Ivory Coast4471:51,6133,146
Taiwan2961:79,205805
India2961:2,591,43781,716
France1821:364,96054,499
Norway1691:30,4284,204
Thailand1661:425,53274,519
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Afghanistan1011:318,3484,949
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
Brunei741:5,659809
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
Australia421:642,75544,739
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Burkina Faso221:834,1869,118
England211:2,653,24194,788
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269

The alternate forms: Thó (3) are calculated separately.

Tho (166,691) may also be a first name.

Tho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tho (Bengali: থো, Hindi: थो, Marathi: थो, Tibetan: ཐོ་) is more commonly found in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Thó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,442nd most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 258,222 people. The surname Tho is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tho reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Tho is also the 6,312th most numerous first name in the world, held by 166,691 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is held by 11,381 people, or 1 in 1,361. In Cambodia Tho is most common in: Kampong Cham Province, where 12 percent live, Phnom Penh, where 10 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Cambodia this last name exists in 59 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 39 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.

Tho Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tho surname are 8.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Tho earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning 317,659 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $39,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $47,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thó893/
Thuo8627,429/
Thoi866,156/
Thoo863,357/
Thoß862,062/
Thoy86495/
Thou86346/
Thoh8685/
Thto863/
Htho862/
Thgo861/
Thoï861/
Dtho861/
Ttho861/
To80488,234/
Thooe75306/
Thodt7586/
Thopp7517/
Thoih7512/
Thouh753/
Thosz753/
Thhop752/
Thohy752/
Thtoa752/
Thotd751/
Dthos751/
Thooy751/
Thocz751/
Thoij751/
Thoïs751/
Thuoh751/
Gytho751/
Thoup750/
Top6797,084/
Tuo6779,820/
Toh6754,952/
Tot6750,572/
Too6738,537/
Tah6733,333/
Toy6731,865/
Tha6726,818/
Toi6725,136/
Tou6720,463/
Toj6713,071/
Toa679,141/
Tod673,767/
Toz673,402/
Tos672,877/
Toğ67371/
Toš67319/
Toï67280/
Toç67203/
Thoits67201/
Thoutt67131/
Toî6770/
Tto6738/
Thoiss6732/
Thoyts6728/
Hto6718/
Toť6714/
Dto6711/
Toś679/
Tgo679/
Tóh676/
Hthoot674/
Thuoch674/
Thooth674/
Tahová674/
Táh672/
Thothz671/
Tuohou671/
Tïo671/
Tóhová671/
Toá671/
Toş671/
Thoich671/
Thoish671/
Thoith671/
Thoush671/
Thouët671/
Tìo671/
Thosst671/
Thá671/
Thoost671/
Thosph671/
Thoudh671/
Thouss671/
Ththod671/
T'O671/
Teheod670/
Toohoe670/

Tho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tho in the Tibetan language
ཐོ་to-
Tho in the Bengali language
থোtho-
Tho in the Hindi language
थोtho-
Tho in the Marathi language
थोtho50
थॉtho50

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