Thors Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Iceland

Thors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2161:45,5873,572
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
Finland1091:50,4286,087
Iceland1051:3,620483
Canada521:708,56956,910
Norway311:165,88020,092
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Scotland71:764,83125,488
France31:22,140,907385,998
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Thors (13) may also be a first name.

Thors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thors is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thors? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 452,985th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The surname Thors is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Thors live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name globally It is held by 13 people.

It is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 45,587. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Dalarna County, where 19 percent live, Stockholm County, where 19 percent live and Västmanland County, where 15 percent live. Other than Sweden Thors occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Finland, where 15 percent live.

Thors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thors has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thors last name expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thors last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thors earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.09% less than the national average, earning 280,023 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $45,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $53,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorsø91295/
Thoirs91133/
Thorse9139/
Thoors9139/
Thours910/
Thorss910/
Tors89155/
Thorsøe83104/
Thorsch8345/
Thuorst8317/
Tours801,268/
Torsh80460/
Thers80382/
Torrs8068/
Torsz8060/
Torse8046/
Torst8039/
Torzs8012/
Torås8012/
Toers8011/
Toors809/
Thars807/
Torsø807/
Torså804/
Torsch73146/
Torsøe7380/
Tourse7343/
Theers7318/
Thorze738/
Torshe737/
Tharsh734/
Tourss734/
Torsse731/
Tahrsh731/
Torrrs731/
Tharse731/
Torrse731/
Tahars731/
Theurs731/
Tottrs731/
Torrss731/
Thersh731/
Ters67769/
Tars67195/
Tõrs6746/
Torscht679/
Torš674/
Torsova674/
Társ672/
Törs672/
Torsche672/
Toursse671/
Torß671/
Tourshe670/

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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 Thors
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