Thug Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Thug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius561:23,0974,635
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Thug (52) may also be a first name.

Thug Last Name Facts

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

Thug is borne by more people in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thug? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Thug is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Thug reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. Thug is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 52 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 23,097. In Mauritius it is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 96 percent live, Flacq District, where 2 percent live and Rivière du Rempart District, where 2 percent live. Excluding Mauritius this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Taiwan, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoug8910/
Thugg892/
Thaug892/
Tug86294/
Though807/
Tøhaug805/
Thugke801/
Thuc759,105/
Thuk751,137/
Taug75648/
Tugh75346/
Tuig75254/
Toug7547/
Tugg7546/
Tugz7529/
Tugs756/
Teug751/
Tuug751/
Tucg751/
Dtug751/
Thugova731/
Tough677,429/
Tahuk67428/
Theux67402/
Thouq67388/
Tougz67114/
Thuke67106/
Tugue6775/
Taugs6773/
Tgoug6742/
Thauk6736/
Thouk6723/
Teugh6717/
Taugh679/
Tuggs674/
Thouc671/
Thoog671/
Tuugh671/
Thukh671/
Hdtug671/
Tougs670/

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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
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  • 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 Thug
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