Thon Surname

5,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Thon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan62,3541:18334
Cambodia23,8321:650174
Sudan12,3201:3,045433
Germany3,1191:25,8113,415
Kenya2,0361:22,6822,585
United States1,4671:247,07523,535
Indonesia1,0911:121,21812,227
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Norway6101:8,430891
France4191:158,52724,620
Taiwan4021:58,320624
Vietnam3141:295,0511,131
Benin2641:39,1505,034
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Belgium1101:104,51515,788
Chile751:234,8867,175
Czechia751:141,78022,190
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Austria561:152,06120,229
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
India381:20,185,931296,209
Australia341:793,99150,673
Denmark301:188,15715,676
England291:1,921,31276,208
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Israel141:611,26042,949
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
China41:341,830,39216,990
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:211,89318,185

Thon (76,099) may also be a first name.

Thon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thon (Hindi: थोन, Marathi: ठोण) is more commonly found in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,159th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,293 people. The surname Thon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Thon are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 12,916th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 76,099 people.

It is most commonly held in South Sudan, where it is borne by 62,354 people, or 1 in 183. Other than South Sudan it exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 22 percent are found and Sudan, where 11 percent are found.

Thon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thon surname increased 619 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Thon surname are 11.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.39% registered with the party.

The amount Thon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 76.78% more than the national average, earning 611,815 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $49,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thone891,625/
Thuon89351/
Thonn89258/
Thoun89198/
Thoin89178/
Thoon89132/
Thonh896/
Thton892/
Thohn892/
Ton8669,547/
Thoune80259/
Thohun8081/
Thoone8027/
Thonne8024/
Thoine8017/
Thongc8013/
Thoten809/
Thonng804/
Thounk803/
Thonck803/
Thosne802/
Thonht801/
Thosyn801/
Thotne801/
Thhoun801/
Thocen801/
Thomng801/
Thuonh801/
Thounø801/
Thtoon801/
Thocin801/
Thotng801/
Thomnn801/
Thoyne800/
Thohne800/
Thoynk800/
Tong752,156,251/
Than75571,683/
Toun7525,258/
Tone7518,874/
Toon759,202/
Tonn757,184/
Tuon751,392/
Tahn75903/
Toin75454/
Tont75413/
Toyn75270/
Tond75184/
Tohn75148/
Tonh7572/
Tonț7568/
Thán7526/
Tomn758/
Tonq758/
Totn756/
Hton755/
Tonë753/
Tosn752/
Toản751/
Tton751/
Dton751/
Uamthon73561/
Thonová7391/
Thongue7343/
Thoysen736/
Thoisen733/
Thoheen732/
Thohsen731/
Thongkh731/
Thoosen731/
Ththong731/
Thanh67564,366/
Tuong6730,905/
Tahan6730,117/
Htoon6720,031/
Tosin678,642/
Toone673,930/
Totin673,868/
Toune673,693/
Tonne673,545/
Thane672,297/
Toyne672,193/
Tosen671,557/
Toong671,515/
Toung67857/
Tuone67687/
Toten67478/
Toing67423/
Tosne67235/
Gyton67196/
Uamthong67196/
Thann67165/
Toonk67159/
Tongg6781/
Theun6773/
Tondt6744/
Thône6739/
Togne6734/
Tocin6734/
Toine6732/
Totyn6731/
Tahnk6728/
Tonhe6728/
Tonkh6714/
Toint6713/
Thodting6711/
Thouchen6710/
Totín679/
Thaan678/
Htong677/
Thonnová676/
Tounn675/
Htone675/
Tounk674/
Tomne674/
Dthan674/
Uanthong674/
Tohun674/
Tosyn674/
Thhan673/
Tonzs673/
Thành673/
Thomd673/
Tohng673/
Thousend672/
Tount672/
Tongh672/
Ttong672/
Totng672/
Thonggue672/
Thahn671/
Tottn671/
Htton671/
Tojne671/
Tocen671/
Tound671/
Tongq671/
Tonng671/
Thousind671/
Thtom671/
Thomc671/
Taahn671/
Toonn671/
Dtong671/
Toisn671/
Htond671/
Tah'n671/
Toyng671/
Tonnk671/
Toinc671/
Tousn671/
Thontowa671/
Thomh671/
Thouchin671/
Tthan671/
Tomnn671/
Tocyn671/
Thtan671/
Toïne671/
Thdthong671/
Thosingh671/
Dtont671/
Dtotn671/
Toynt670/
Totne670/
Toomn670/
Tosng670/
Toont670/

Thon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thon in the Marathi language
ठोणthona83.33
ठोनthona16.67
Thon in the Hindi language
थोनthona50
ठोणthona50

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Thon Reference & Research

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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 Thon
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