Thors Surname
Approximately 749 people bear this surname
Thors Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 216 | 1:45,587 | 3,572 |
| United States | 144 | 1:2,517,076 | 153,460 |
| Finland | 109 | 1:50,428 | 6,087 |
| Iceland | 105 | 1:3,620 | 483 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Thors (13) may also be a first name.
Thors Demographics
Thors Political Affiliation
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Thors Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thors Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thors is found most frequently in Sweden. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Thors.
How Common Is The Last Name Thors? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 452,985th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Thors are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most common in Sweden, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 45,587. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Dalarna County, where 19 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside and Västmanland County, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Sweden Thors occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Finland, where 15 percent reside.
Thors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thors has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thors surname grew 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thors Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thors last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.07% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorsø | 91 | 295 | / |
| Thoirs | 91 | 133 | / |
| Thorse | 91 | 39 | / |
| Thoors | 91 | 39 | / |
| Thours | 91 | 0 | / |
| Thorss | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tors | 89 | 155 | / |
| Thorsøe | 83 | 104 | / |
| Thorsch | 83 | 45 | / |
| Thuorst | 83 | 17 | / |
| Tours | 80 | 1,268 | / |
| Torsh | 80 | 460 | / |
| Thers | 80 | 382 | / |
| Torrs | 80 | 68 | / |
| Torsz | 80 | 60 | / |
| Torse | 80 | 46 | / |
| Torst | 80 | 39 | / |
| Torzs | 80 | 12 | / |
| Torås | 80 | 12 | / |
| Toers | 80 | 11 | / |
| Toors | 80 | 9 | / |
| Thars | 80 | 7 | / |
| Torsø | 80 | 7 | / |
| Torså | 80 | 4 | / |
| Torsch | 73 | 146 | / |
| Torsøe | 73 | 80 | / |
| Tourse | 73 | 43 | / |
| Theers | 73 | 18 | / |
| Thorze | 73 | 8 | / |
| Torshe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tharsh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tourss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Torsse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahrsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Torrrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tharse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Torrse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahars | 73 | 1 | / |
| Theurs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tottrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Torrss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thersh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ters | 67 | 769 | / |
| Tars | 67 | 195 | / |
| Tõrs | 67 | 46 | / |
| Torscht | 67 | 9 | / |
| Torš | 67 | 4 | / |
| Torsova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Társ | 67 | 2 | / |
| Törs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Torsche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toursse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tourshe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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