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Where Does The Last Name Thurau Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Thurau has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 159,798^th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,669,431 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Thurau live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2,354 people, or 1 in 34,199. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Thurau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Thurau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thurau surname grew 2,293 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thurau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Thurau surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the party.

Thurau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,891 USD per year.