Thurm Surname

165,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thurm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8571:43,3525,696
United States5811:623,85450,382
England391:1,428,66862,556
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
France291:2,290,439180,028
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Austria101:851,54467,454
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Thurm (18) may also be a first name.

Thurm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thurm is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Thurm.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 165,565th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,785,759 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Thurm are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Thurm is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name Thurm is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,857 people, or 1 in 43,352. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 16 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent reside and Thuringia, where 15 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Thurm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thurm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thurm surname expanded 1,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thurm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thurm last name are 16.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.77% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thurm earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.02% more than the national average, earning $48,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 71.66% more than the national average, earning $85,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurrm915/
Turm89257/
Turme80239/
Teurm802/
Dturm801/
Tourm801/
Thurmová771/
Tourme7321/
Thirmm730/
Tirm67774/
Torm67404/
Turmova6717/
Turmová671/
Dtorm601/
Tierm601/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Thurm
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