Thuringer Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Thuringer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thuringer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3931:922,28769,218
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
France221:3,019,215204,848
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Austria141:608,24554,975
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Thüringer (748) & Thűringer (1) are calculated separately.

Thuringer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thuringer has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant: Thüringer or Thűringer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thuringer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thuringer is the 580,291st most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Thuringer are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 393 people, or 1 in 922,287. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Dakota, where 31 percent live, Minnesota, where 21 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Thuringer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thuringer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thuringer surname increased 1,572 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thuringer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thuringer surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Thuringer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $45,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.48% more than the national average, earning $69,794 CAD per year.

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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 Thuringer
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