Thombs Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Thombs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thombs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3901:929,38269,672
England1041:535,75133,356
Canada531:695,20056,020
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Thombs Last Name Facts

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

Thombs has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thombs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thombs is the 562,869th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. The surname Thombs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Thombs reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 929,382. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, Ohio, where 14 percent reside and Maine, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Thombs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thombs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 520 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thombs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thombs last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thombs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $45,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoombs921/
Tombs913,277/
Toombs837,942/
Toumbs83127/
Thomps8366/
Tommbs832/
Tonmbs830/
Tombss830/
Toembs830/
Thembs830/
Thambs830/
Thompse771/
Thomphs770/
Tambs73141/
Tomps73109/
Tembs730/
Toonbs674/
Toomps674/
Tompsz671/
Toinbs671/
Tounbs671/
Toombsová671/
Totemps621/
Temps55114/
Tamps5512/
Toonvs501/
Tompch501/

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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
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  • 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 Thombs
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