Thonig Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thonig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thonig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3311:243,21926,591
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Thönig (126) are calculated separately.

Thonig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thonig is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Thönig. Click here for further possible spellings of Thonig.

How Common Is The Last Name Thonig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 788,513th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Thonig live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 243,219. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony, where 53 percent live, Hesse, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Thonig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thonig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thonig surname fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thonig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thonig last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Thonig earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.65% less than the national average, earning $20,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thönig94126/
Thoenig9271/
Thonigs9241/
Tonig914/
Thonnigs8623/
Thunig83600/
Thanig8347/
Tonigs8335/
Toenig8311/
Thoneg831/
Tonoig831/
Tuonig831/
Toonig830/
Thonic830/
Thonegg7748/
Thonick777/
Thoneik772/
Thonaik771/
Thanigh771/
Tonic73888/
Tonix73647/
Tanig73587/
Tonik73391/
Tönig7352/
Tenig735/
Tunig733/
Toneg730/
Thoneick7159/
Thonicke7156/
Thongniq711/
Toniok67603/
Taniog67152/
Tonick67120/
Thanik6797/
Tehnik6768/
Tongek6727/
Tonike6723/
Tannig6722/
Tongic6718/
Tomneg6713/
Thanic679/
Tangig678/
Tonnik676/
Tounik675/
Tongeq674/
Toniec674/
Thaneg674/
Tongik673/
Tamnig673/
Tosnik671/
Toonik671/
Tonisc671/
Tonitc671/
Toynik671/
Tonnic671/
Thanhg671/
Tonegs670/

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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 Thonig
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