Thur Surname

205,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Thur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5781:627,09250,607
Germany4851:165,99119,653
Cambodia4021:38,5251,673
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Slovakia801:66,70612,954
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Croatia281:151,02220,421
Sweden241:410,28229,154
India241:31,961,058386,265
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Austria101:851,54467,454
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England51:11,143,612252,590
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Thür (1,400), Thúr (19) & Thuř (1) are calculated separately.

Thur (797) may also be a first name.

Thur Last Name Facts

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

Thur (Hindi: थूर, Marathi: ठुर, Oriya: ଠୁର) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Thür, Thúr or Thuř. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 205,903rd most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,618,444 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Thur are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 289,943rd most common given name on earth It is held by 797 people.

The surname Thur is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 578 people, or 1 in 627,092. In The United States Thur is mostly found in: Ohio, where 16 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 15 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Cambodia, where 20 percent reside.

Thur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thur last name grew 1,344 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thur last name are 5.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thur earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $49,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thür921,400/
Thúr9219/
Thuř921/
Thaur894,437/
Thure89453/
Thour89240/
Tahur89233/
Thuir89127/
Thurz8958/
Thurr8928/
Tohur8917/
Theur8915/
Thurø896/
Thurt891/
Thuur891/
Thurd891/
Tur8633,270/
Thurre80386/
Thoure8052/
Thahur8034/
Thurøe8029/
Thaure8021/
Theure8010/
Tahaur806/
Thourd801/
Ture7515,444/
Taur7510,993/
Turp752,368/
Tour751,662/
Tuur75835/
Tuir75719/
Turt75384/
Turz75320/
Turd75209/
Turr7586/
Teur7545/
Tutr7524/
Turh7519/
Tuyr752/
Tujr752/
Htur751/
Ttur751/
Tgur751/
Tusr751/
Tuhr750/
Thurová7348/
Thurova7315/
Toure671,029,155/
Turre671,095/
Taure67482/
Thoor67343/
Thorz67124/
Tourt67114/
Htour6768/
Thürr6747/
Thorø6725/
Dteur6716/
Turtt6715/
Teure677/
Tuire676/
Tourh675/
Tourd675/
Ttuur674/
Tourz673/
Tourr672/
Turhs672/
Tujre672/
Taurd672/
Turrt671/
Tousr671/
Toehr671/
Thhor671/
Tauhr671/
Taurt671/
Thorh670/
Turrh670/

Thur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thur in the Marathi language
ठुरthura-
Thur in the Oriya language
ଠୁରthura80
ଥୁରthura20
Thur in the Hindi language
थूरthura50
थुरthura25
ठाुरthaura25

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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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  • 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 Thur
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