Thum Surname

57,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,8481:16,6062,197
Malaysia1,4701:20,0641,890
United States1,0101:358,87032,025
India2611:2,938,94888,721
Cambodia2451:63,2132,000
Brazil2151:995,69535,283
Switzerland1901:43,2265,995
Austria1831:46,5327,437
England471:1,185,49155,443
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Australia441:613,53943,545
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Taiwan351:669,8504,860
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
France161:4,151,420237,746
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Finland101:549,67032,186
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

The alternate forms: Thüm (82) are calculated separately.

Thum (2,092) may also be a first name.

Thum Last Name Facts

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

Thum (Marathi: थुम, Oriya: ଠୁମ) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Thüm. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thum? popularity and diffusion

Thum is the 57,665th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 830,111 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Thum live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 164,554th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 2,092 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 4,848 people, or 1 in 16,606. In Germany Thum is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 31 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Thum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 411 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thum surname are 15.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $58,153 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thüm9282/
Thumm893,729/
Tahum892,932/
Thume89517/
Theum8915/
Thoum8914/
Thuim897/
Thumh897/
Thuum895/
Thumt893/
Thaum892/
Thhum891/
Tthum891/
Tum8637,595/
Thoume8060/
Thumme8027/
Thumth801/
Theume801/
Tume7512,202/
Toum7511,204/
Teum751,946/
Tumm75326/
Taum75249/
Tuum7535/
Tuim7529/
Tumt756/
Tutm753/
Tuhm753/
Tusm753/
Ttum752/
Dtum751/
Htum751/
Tuym751/
Tumh751/
Tumė751/
Thumová7347/
Thumova732/
Tumme67496/
Toume67273/
Thoom67244/
Teume6741/
Taume6736/
Tuime6712/
Tuhme6710/
Toumt677/
Tusme674/
Taumt671/
Taumm671/
Ttumd671/
Toutm671/
Teumm671/
Thouheem671/
Thtom671/
Tummt671/
Htoum671/
Toumm671/
Thomh671/
Ddtum671/
Toumh671/
Ttoum671/

Thum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thum in the Oriya language
ଠୁମthuma-
Thum in the Marathi language
थुमthuma-

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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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  • 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 Thum
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