Thurma Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Thurma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Thurma (187) may also be a first name.

Thurma Last Name Facts

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

Thurma is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurma? popularity and diffusion

Thurma is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Thurma are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 665,130th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 187 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Thurma is most numerous in: Texas, where 50 percent reside, Indiana, where 17 percent reside and Kansas, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Thurma exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent reside.

Thurma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thurma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thurma surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurmau925/
Turma91203/
Thurmeau8613/
Thurmaux861/
Thourmad861/
Turmaz83448/
Turmas8331/
Tourma839/
Tuurma838/
Turmay835/
Turmat835/
Turmad831/
Turmah831/
Turmau831/
Thirma831/
Turmeau77670/
Tuurmaa7739/
Tourmai7711/
Turmaud774/
Tourmas773/
Thurmod771/
Thirmai771/
Tourmay770/
Torma739,077/
Turmo731,061/
Tirma7360/
Thurmott7137/
Tourmeau7129/
Thurmous711/
Turmeaux711/
Thurmoud711/
Tormay67161/
Tormaa6783/
Tierma6738/
Tirmah6727/
Tormai6717/
Tourmo6716/
Tormma6710/
Turmos676/
Turmei673/
Tirmai672/
Tuurmo671/
Turmoy671/
Tirmaa671/
Tirmay671/
Turmey670/

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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 Thurma
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis