Thorber Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thorber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Thorber Last Name Facts

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

Thorber occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Thorber are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Thorber is mostly found in: Lancashire, where 50 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 50 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Thorber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thorber has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torber9230/
Thorbe9215/
Thurber866,453/
Torbert862,466/
Therber8690/
Toerber8653/
Torbeer867/
Thorwer865/
Tharber861/
Thorbey860/
Torbe8391/
Tourbier80907/
Thorbech8045/
Thorve771,150/
Torbet77821/
Torbee77590/
Thorby77470/
Torbes77354/
Torbey77341/
Törber77151/
Tarber77137/
Terber77128/
Turber77118/
Torver7788/
Tourbe7784/
Tharbe776/
Torbed774/
Torbge774/
Torbeş772/
Torwer771/
Torbir771/
Thorhouer7512/
Tahrzbeer755/
Torbett711,799/
Tarbert71751/
Tourbez71636/
Turbert71331/
Tourbet71125/
Torbeih7127/
Torwert7120/
Torbeeh7116/
Torbesz7114/
Torbezz7113/
Tarbeer7111/
Turbier716/
Torvert715/
Terbeer714/
Torbeth713/
Tourbey712/
Tourbes712/
Tor'bey712/
Torbech712/
Tourbie711/
Thoirve711/
Torvere711/
Torbets711/
Torbeit711/
Torhuer711/
Tharver710/
Torbest710/
Torba675,615/
Torbi671,047/
Torve67767/
Tarbe67185/
Torbă6779/
Torby6746/
Taharbeh676/
Turbertt671/
Torbé671/
Toremper670/

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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 Thorber
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