Thonton Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Thonton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thonton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
England101:5,571,806158,774
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Thonton (18) may also be a first name.

Thonton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thonton is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thonton.

How Common Is The Last Name Thonton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Thonton live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Thonton is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 40 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Thonton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thonton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thonton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Thonton surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Thonton last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Thonton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.88% less than the national average, earning $34,138 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thonthon9363/
Thontong939/
Thonnton930/
Tonton922,595/
Thountong884/
Thuontong881/
Toynton86502/
Tointon86354/
Tontong86174/
Thontan8648/
Thanton8634/
Toonton869/
Tontone863/
Tontoin862/
Tounton862/
Thontom861/
Thonthongg821/
Thonthan801,686/
Tountong8039/
Tountoun8022/
Toontong809/
Thonttan803/
Thonthom802/
Toontoon801/
Toontone801/
Thountom801/
Thannton800/
Tanton772,970/
Tontan77293/
Tomton771/
Thoumtong755/
Thontasen751/
Thonthaun751/
Tontongue751/
Tantong712,835/
Taunton712,655/
Tantone71304/
Tontang7140/
Tantoun7128/
Thonthasen7123/
Tomtong7114/
Thantan7110/
Tantoon715/
Toontom714/
Toomton712/
Tonthan712/
Thonhthang711/
Tontane711/
Tantonh711/
Thamton710/
Tannton710/
Thanthan67150/
Toomtong6781/
Thamtong6721/
Tantoine6710/
Toomtone675/
Toontang674/
Toumtong674/
Tauntong673/
Tantoune672/
Tandtong671/
Thanhtan671/
Tontaang671/

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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 Thonton
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