Thor Surname

25,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,847 people bear this surname

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

Thor Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) from the Old Norse Thóri-r (Mod. Norwegian Tore), a derivative of Thór-r, the God of Thunder [Old Norse Thór-r = Anglo-Saxon Thúr (occasionally Thór), Thunor-punor, thunder] " Thórr er ásanna framastr”

(Thor is of the gods the foremost).

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Thor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan11,6251:982195
United States2,2781:159,11316,211
Sweden1,8351:5,366506
Malaysia1,5111:19,5201,846
Germany8261:97,46412,136
India6011:1,276,31550,343
Denmark3151:17,9201,757
Kenya3091:149,45011,887
Austria2001:42,5776,827
Cambodia1871:82,8192,236
Afghanistan1751:183,7323,593
Singapore1461:37,7241,403
Canada1291:285,62526,641
France1031:644,88183,663
Thailand781:905,620141,791
Australia531:509,35338,491
Iceland491:7,757817
Poland451:844,63965,213
Norway331:155,82719,235
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
England271:2,063,63279,942
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Laos161:411,770354
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Greenland111:5,125525
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
China71:195,331,65210,124
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Thoř (36) & Thór (3) are calculated separately.

Thor (26,432) may also be a first name.

Thor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) from the Old Norse Thóri-r (Mod. Norwegian Tore), a derivative of Thór-r, the God of Thunder [Old Norse Thór-r = Anglo-Saxon Thúr (occasionally Thór), Thunor-punor, thunder] " Thórr er ásanna framastr”

(Thor is of the gods the foremost).

" Hamo Thor is mentioned in a charter of 1122 as holding half a bouvie of land in Alderney”.—de Gruchy, The Settlement of Norm.(Jersey Soc., 1911), p. 46.

Orm son Thore.—Pipe-Rolls, A.D. 1179.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thor (Hindi: थोर, Marathi: थोर) is borne by more people in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Thoř or Thór. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,820th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 349,573 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Thor are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 30,691st most frequent given name at a global level, held by 26,432 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Sudan, where it is carried by 11,625 people, or 1 in 982. Not including South Sudan it occurs in 80 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Thor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,556 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thor Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Thor surname are 12.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thor earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $43,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $43,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoř9236/
Thór923/
Thore899,335/
Thoor89343/
Thour89240/
Thorr89214/
Thorz89124/
Thorø8925/
Thoir899/
Thuor895/
Thotr891/
Thhor891/
Thoër891/
Thorh890/
Tor8658,911/
Thorød8054/
Thoure8052/
Thorøe8051/
Thorre8041/
Thoyre8026/
T'Hort808/
Thoore803/
Thorph803/
Thorpp802/
Thorpf801/
Thourd801/
Ththor801/
Thorhe801/
Thuord801/
Thorrp800/
Thoorp800/
Thar7531,212/
Tahr7523,804/
Toor7520,871/
Tore7511,686/
Tuor757,268/
Torp755,516/
Tort755,515/
Torr753,910/
Tour751,662/
Torz751,205/
Toir75696/
Torh75614/
Tord75150/
Htor7512/
Thár7512/
Tohr759/
Torø758/
Ttor755/
Totr753/
Toyr751/
Dtor751/
Thorsås7356/
Thorová7321/
Thorova731/
Toure671,029,155/
Torre6758,747/
Tahar6721,521/
Thaar67747/
Tharh67545/
Thare67183/
Tourt67114/
Tahrh6792/
Tharr6791/
Toire6772/
Toore6770/
Htour6768/
Toyre6740/
Tortt6730/
Toord6730/
Torød6719/
Tohur6717/
Tordt6716/
Torhe6716/
Theur6715/
Torzs6712/
Tuore6710/
Thatr677/
Toorp676/
Torpp676/
Tourd675/
Tosre674/
Thasr674/
Tahrr673/
Tourz673/
Tahhr673/
Taahr672/
Tourr672/
Dhtor672/
Torrr672/
Htorr671/
Dtorr671/
Tottr671/
Ttoor671/
Thahr671/
Tahàr671/
Torrd671/
Tharz671/
Tharø671/
Tahır671/
Toorr671/
Toosr671/
Torrz671/
Torzh671/
Torrë671/
Tousr671/
Tahrz671/
Tathr671/
Tordd670/
Tahrp670/

Thor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thor in the Hindi language
थोरthora-
Thor in the Marathi language
थोरthora99.76

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