Thome Surname
Approximately 23,923 people bear this surname
Thome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 11,335 | 1:18,886 | 929 |
| Germany | 4,760 | 1:16,913 | 2,233 |
| United States | 4,285 | 1:84,588 | 9,573 |
| France | 1,202 | 1:55,260 | 7,324 |
| Mexico | 546 | 1:227,337 | 5,818 |
| Argentina | 317 | 1:134,837 | 11,405 |
| Canada | 278 | 1:132,538 | 13,752 |
| Belgium | 150 | 1:76,644 | 12,128 |
| Uruguay | 115 | 1:29,841 | 3,435 |
| Indonesia | 105 | 1:1,259,516 | 88,308 |
| Luxembourg | 99 | 1:5,864 | 863 |
| Ecuador | 73 | 1:217,888 | 8,098 |
| Mauritius | 72 | 1:17,964 | 3,788 |
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Norway | 60 | 1:85,705 | 11,873 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Paraguay | 35 | 1:206,764 | 3,828 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Colombia | 27 | 1:1,769,410 | 11,599 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 251 | 1:200,074 | 17,416 |
The alternate forms: Thomè (13) & Thôme (2) are calculated separately.
Thome (1,307) may also be a first name.
Thome Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Like Thom, a diminutive of Thomas, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Thome, a pet form of Thomas (a twin).
User-submitted Reference
A name found throughout the word, originally derived from the Aramaic word meaning 'twin'.
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Thome Religious Adherence
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Thome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thome Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thome (Hindi: थोेमे, Marathi: ठोमे) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Thomè or Thôme. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thome? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,708th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 304,625 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Thome reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 217,568th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,307 people.
Thome is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 11,335 people, or 1 in 18,886. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 34 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it exists in 71 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Thome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thome has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thome last name increased 1,707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Thome Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Thome are 23.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.18% registered with the party.
The amount Thome earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning 378,088 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 37.33% more than the national average, earning $31,176,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $45,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $48,926 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thome Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thome in the Marathi language | ||
| ठोमे | thome | 82.35 |
| थॉमस | thomasa | 17.65 |
| Thome in the Hindi language | ||
| थोेमे | thoeme | 50 |
| ठोमे | thome | 50 |
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