Thou Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Thou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso761:241,4754,792
India631:12,175,641218,299
South Sudan491:232,961594
Cambodia411:377,7353,805
France201:3,321,136213,627
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thou (371) may also be a first name.

Thou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thou (Tibetan: མཐོ་བོ།) is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Thou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thou? popularity and diffusion

Thou is the 807,857th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The last name Thou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Thou reside; 23 percent reside in West Africa and 18 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Thou is also the 450,877th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 371 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 241,475. In Burkina Faso Thou is mostly found in: Cascades Region, where 55 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 26 percent are found and Centre Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Burkina Faso it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent are found and South Sudan, where 14 percent are found.

Thou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thou has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Thou last name increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thou Last Name Statistics demography

Thou earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.28% less than the national average, earning $39,108 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thouy89448/
Thoue8955/
Thoué898/
Thouh893/
Thoup890/
Thu86340,821/
Tho8628,222/
Tou8620,463/
Tohoue80920/
Tahoue80302/
Thoutt80131/
Thouez80105/
Tahjou8012/
Tayhou8011/
Teyhou8010/
Taihou807/
Thouia805/
Thaiou804/
Teihou802/
Thoudh801/
Thouja801/
Thouss801/
Thouji801/
Tuohou801/
Theiou801/
Thoush801/
Thouët801/
Thuy75145,392/
Thuo7527,429/
Theu7510,841/
Thoi756,156/
Tous755,701/
Tout754,094/
Thau753,627/
Thoo753,357/
Tahu753,122/
Thoß752,062/
Toue751,841/
Touh751,737/
Thoy75495/
Touš75472/
Toux75391/
Thui75255/
Tohu75166/
Touz75150/
Thuß75106/
Thoh7585/
Toud7574/
Tgou7543/
Toup7536/
Touj7528/
Touy7527/
Thuh7524/
Thuu7522/
Thuj754/
Thhu754/
Thto753/
Toué752/
Htho752/
Ttho751/
Tthu751/
Dtho751/
Thoï751/
Téou751/
Ttou751/
Thgo751/
Dtou751/
Tahouet7324/
Taghiou734/
Thoueth731/
Thoutch731/
Tu671,573,859/
To67488,234/
Touch6776,444/
Thoya6712,251/
Thuya676,758/
Touya672,889/
Tayou672,396/
Touha671,217/
Thayo67776/
Taiho67700/
Teiho67456/
Theau67444/
Teyou67405/
Theux67402/
Touhy67372/
Theut67359/
Tohio67355/
Touij67349/
Touhe67327/
Thust67311/
Thooe67306/
Touia67258/
Touet67243/
Touhs67239/
Touja67238/
Touye67236/
Tahio67235/
Touji67234/
Thiyo67229/
Tahau67215/
Tuiho67158/
Tehio67128/
Thowe67114/
Tajou67113/
Thoyo67112/
Touee67100/
Taihu6791/
Thaiu6790/
Thodt6786/
Theyo6781/
Toush6781/
Teuho6772/
Taoue6770/
Touje6769/
Touyo6767/
Taheu6765/
Thaju6763/
Tahyo6757/
Thuia6753/
Theuß6750/
Tohyo6749/
Toutt6748/
Thuus6743/
Touyz6742/
Tahyu6736/
Thoty6732/
Toudt6728/
Thayu6728/
Touss6728/
Thoye6727/
Theio6722/
Thahu6720/
Toutz6719/
Thopp6717/
Thuij6716/
Thuyy6716/
Toueh6714/
Thauß6713/
Tahiu6712/
Thoih6712/
Thuyo6711/
Thoyi6711/
Thoia6711/
Thuji6710/
Tihio6710/
Taiou679/
Thuye679/
Thuiz678/
Tehyo677/
Touts676/
Thaio675/
Touie675/
Thoio675/
Toues674/
Tyouu674/
Thuiy673/
Theuy673/
Thosz673/
Toujo673/
Thuph673/
Thhop672/
Thohy672/
Toued672/
Thtoa672/
Theua672/
Theud672/
Thuio672/
Thauh672/
Toust671/
Dthos671/
Touep671/
Touez671/
Touiy671/
Toupf671/
Thauj671/
Thaup671/
Ththu671/
Thtup671/
Thuje671/
Thujy671/
Theiu671/
Thioy671/
Thoie671/
Thoii671/
Thojy671/
Tahjo671/
Tahju671/
Theuo671/
Thauê671/
Thooy671/
Htoue671/
Thajo671/
Tooue671/
Tohouedd671/
Toiau671/
Touyt671/
Thocz671/
Thoij671/
Theue671/
Thuyi671/
Thuïa671/
Thoyé671/
Thoïs671/
Dtoud671/
Thuoh671/
Ttous671/
Thuud671/
Thotd671/
Dthuu671/
Dttou671/
Gytho671/
Toult670/

Thou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thou in the Tibetan language
མཐོ་བོ།towo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thou
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