Thornam Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Thornam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thornam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Norway121:428,52437,411
Denmark91:627,19136,734
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Thornam Last Name Facts

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

Thornam is most common in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Thornam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thornam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Thornam reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Thornam is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States Thornam is mostly concentrated in: Colorado, where 97 percent live and Iowa, where 3 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 21 percent live and Denmark, where 16 percent live.

Thornam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thornam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thornam surname expanded 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thornam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thornam last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thornam earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.2% more than the national average, earning 405,601 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thornham93242/
Thorngam931/
Tornam924/
Torname8623/
Tornham868/
Tharnam868/
Thurnam868/
Tornaim864/
Thornan863/
Torngam862/
Thornom861/
Thurnham80114/
Tornamme804/
Tharnaim801/
Tharnnam801/
Thurnaim801/
Tarnam7782/
Tornan7737/
Ternam779/
Turnam775/
Thorgnang751/
Turnham711,309/
Tournan71193/
Tornean7155/
Thornon719/
Tarnaum711/
Tarnnam711/
Tharnan711/
Tornhom711/
Tarnham711/
Toornan710/
Tournant67637/
Tornheim67246/
Tharngan67132/
Tournand67102/
Thornotn677/
Thorngon673/
Ternaham672/
Tarnnaum671/
Tarnhamn671/
Tournain671/
Turnhamm671/
Tornasin670/

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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 Thornam
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