Thum Surname
Approximately 8,779 people bear this surname
Thum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,848 | 1:16,606 | 2,197 |
| Malaysia | 1,470 | 1:20,064 | 1,890 |
| United States | 1,010 | 1:358,870 | 32,025 |
| India | 261 | 1:2,938,948 | 88,721 |
| Cambodia | 245 | 1:63,213 | 2,000 |
| Brazil | 215 | 1:995,695 | 35,283 |
| Switzerland | 190 | 1:43,226 | 5,995 |
| Austria | 183 | 1:46,532 | 7,437 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 246 | 1:204,141 | 17,685 |
The alternate forms: Thüm (82) are calculated separately.
Thum (2,092) may also be a first name.
Thum Demographics
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Thum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thum (Marathi: थुम, Oriya: ଠୁମ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Thüm. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thum? popularity and diffusion
Thum is the 57,665th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 830,111 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Thum reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 164,554th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 2,092 people.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,848 people, or 1 in 16,606. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 31 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany Thum exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Thum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Thum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 411 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 336 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Thum are 15.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.89% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thüm | 92 | 82 | / |
| Thumm | 89 | 3,729 | / |
| Tahum | 89 | 2,932 | / |
| Thume | 89 | 517 | / |
| Theum | 89 | 15 | / |
| Thoum | 89 | 14 | / |
| Thuim | 89 | 7 | / |
| Thumh | 89 | 7 | / |
| Thuum | 89 | 5 | / |
| Thumt | 89 | 3 | / |
| Thaum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Thhum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tthum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tum | 86 | 37,595 | / |
| Thoume | 80 | 60 | / |
| Thumme | 80 | 27 | / |
| Thumth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Theume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tume | 75 | 12,202 | / |
| Toum | 75 | 11,204 | / |
| Teum | 75 | 1,946 | / |
| Tumm | 75 | 326 | / |
| Taum | 75 | 249 | / |
| Tuum | 75 | 35 | / |
| Tuim | 75 | 29 | / |
| Tumt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Tutm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tuhm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tusm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ttum | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dtum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuym | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tumh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tumė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thumová | 73 | 47 | / |
| Thumova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tumme | 67 | 496 | / |
| Toume | 67 | 273 | / |
| Thoom | 67 | 244 | / |
| Teume | 67 | 41 | / |
| Taume | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tuime | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tuhme | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toumt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tusme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Taumt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttumd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toutm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thouheem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thtom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tummt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thomh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddtum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttoum | 67 | 1 | / |
Thum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thum in the Oriya language | ||
| ଠୁମ | thuma | - |
| Thum in the Marathi language | ||
| थुम | thuma | - |
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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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