Thon Surname
Approximately 109,929 people bear this surname
Thon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 62,354 | 1:183 | 34 |
| Cambodia | 23,832 | 1:650 | 174 |
| Sudan | 12,320 | 1:3,045 | 433 |
| Germany | 3,119 | 1:25,811 | 3,415 |
| Kenya | 2,036 | 1:22,682 | 2,585 |
| United States | 1,467 | 1:247,075 | 23,535 |
| Indonesia | 1,091 | 1:121,218 | 12,227 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Norway | 610 | 1:8,430 | 891 |
| France | 419 | 1:158,527 | 24,620 |
| Taiwan | 402 | 1:58,320 | 624 |
| Vietnam | 314 | 1:295,051 | 1,131 |
| Benin | 264 | 1:39,150 | 5,034 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| Belgium | 110 | 1:104,515 | 15,788 |
| Chile | 75 | 1:234,886 | 7,175 |
| Czechia | 75 | 1:141,780 | 22,190 |
| Malaysia | 57 | 1:517,443 | 25,717 |
| Austria | 56 | 1:152,061 | 20,229 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 237 | 1:211,893 | 18,185 |
Thon (76,099) may also be a first name.
Thon Demographics
Average Male Thon Height
175.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Thon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thon in the Marathi language | ||
| ठोण | thona | 83.33 |
| ठोन | thona | 16.67 |
| Thon in the Hindi language | ||
| थोन | thona | 50 |
| ठोण | thona | 50 |
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Thon Reference & Research
Thorne/Thorn FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Thorne/Thorn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis