Thun Surname

51,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Thun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia5,2101:2,973548
Germany2,2381:35,9724,764
United States6131:591,28748,265
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Sweden3591:27,4282,234
Norway1961:26,2363,555
Denmark1861:30,3483,143
India1521:5,046,483126,094
Australia791:341,71828,950
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Czechia651:163,59224,859
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Canada441:837,40065,151
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Austria411:207,69425,759
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Finland361:152,68613,963
Hungary221:446,19429,593
England191:2,932,529101,561
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Vietnam101:9,264,6052,710
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Thün (7) are calculated separately.

Thun (5,736) may also be a first name.

Thun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thun (Hindi: थुन, Oriya: ଠୁନ) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can appear as: Thün. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thun? popularity and diffusion

Thun is the 51,119th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 726,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Thun live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Thun is also the 88,190th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 5,736 people.

Thun is most widespread in Cambodia, where it is borne by 5,210 people, or 1 in 2,973. In Cambodia Thun is primarily concentrated in: Siem Reap Province, where 12 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 8 percent reside and Kampong Cham Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Cambodia this last name exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Thun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thun last name increased 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thun are 7.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thun earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.47% less than the national average, earning 320,215 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thün927/
Thune892,205/
Tahun891,503/
Thuin89262/
Thoun89198/
Thunø8982/
Theun8973/
Thunn8959/
Thuyn8945/
Thuun8933/
Thaun8915/
Thunå895/
Tohun894/
Thuhn891/
Thunh891/
Thgun891/
Tun86536,255/
Theune801,468/
Thoune80259/
Thohun8081/
Thungc809/
Thuyne808/
Thumne808/
Thumnn804/
Thounk803/
Thunøe803/
Thahun802/
Thaune801/
Thunhe801/
Theunt801/
Thhoun801/
Tahaun801/
Thounø801/
Thuung801/
Thuine800/
Thaunt800/
Htun75194,209/
Tung75106,914/
Toun7525,258/
Tune759,973/
Tuin753,105/
Taun75714/
Tunn75677/
Tuyn75257/
Teun7582/
Tund7553/
Tuhn7548/
Tunt7548/
Tuun7534/
Tunå7530/
Tuấn753/
Tumn753/
Tgun752/
Tunq751/
Tutn751/
Tusn751/
Thunová7360/
Theußen7351/
Thunova733/
Thuisen733/
Thussin732/
Thhuynh731/
Theugne731/
Thuseen731/
Thungne731/
Thuscen730/
Toune673,693/
Tuten673,110/
Tutin672,599/
Tusin67981/
Taune67870/
Toung67857/
Teune67661/
Taung67458/
Taunt67443/
Tusen67436/
Tuijn67293/
Thoon67132/
Tuing67126/
Teung6798/
Tuncq6779/
Tungg6774/
Tucin6774/
Htunn6761/
Tumne6754/
Tunne6748/
Theussen6745/
Tugne6740/
Håtun6728/
Theusink6725/
Tutyn6719/
Tusyn6718/
Theußing6716/
Taunø6712/
Thouchen6710/
Øtgun6710/
Htunt679/
Htung679/
Tuine678/
Taund677/
Thumh677/
Tucen676/
Tungk676/
Tuinn675/
Thuum675/
Tounn675/
Dhtun675/
Thussing675/
Tungh674/
Tunng674/
Tounk674/
Thuytten674/
Tuhyn674/
Tungc673/
Taunn673/
Thumt673/
Thousend672/
Thton672/
Tuint672/
Tount672/
Tunck672/
Tunhe672/
T'Ung672/
Tuïnk672/
Dtuin672/
Tusng671/
Tusnk671/
Tutne671/
Tutng671/
Tound671/
Tunnd671/
Tthum671/
Thousind671/
Thhum671/
Tuyển671/
Tunnt671/
Tutín671/
Teunh671/
Tousn671/
Tausn671/
Tautn671/
Theusing671/
Thouchin671/
Tunnn671/
Thauchin671/
Tundt670/
Teunk670/
Teund670/
Thuschen670/

Thun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thun in the Hindi language
थुनthuna88.31
ठुनthuna10.39
थूणthuna1.3
Thun in the Oriya language
ଠୁନthuna60
ଥୁନ୍thun20
ଠୁଣthuna20

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