Throw Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Throw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Throw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
England271:2,063,63279,942
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Throw (14) may also be a first name.

Throw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Throw occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Throw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,085,744th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Throw are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Throw is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Throw is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 2,071,194. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 47 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 7 percent are found.

Throw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Throw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Throw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Throw are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Throw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $39,322 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Throwe9158/
Thruow911/
Throuw911/
Trow893,542/
Trouw80826/
Trowe80181/
Trowt8041/
Trowa803/
Trows802/
Trovw801/
Thraw800/
Thrawt734/
Trouwe731/
Throub731/
Throof730/
Throff730/
Throph730/
Traw67556/
Trob67243/
Trof6792/
Trov674/
Throofs670/
Throofe670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Throw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis