Thorntan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Thorntan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorntan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Thorntan (8) may also be a first name.

Thorntan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorntan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorntan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Thorntan is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Thorntan live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 8 people.

The surname Thorntan is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most common in: Mississippi, where 33 percent reside, District of Columbia, where 17 percent reside and Michigan, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

Thorntan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thorntan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thorntan surname decreased 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorntan Last Name Statistics demography

Thorntan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.62% less than the national average, earning $23,031 USD per year.

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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 Thorntan
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