Thurnau Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

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

Thurnau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurnau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4811:753,55358,836
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Thürnau (370) are calculated separately.

Thurnau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thurnau is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Thürnau. For other possible spellings of Thurnau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurnau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 630,290th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Thurnau live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Thurnau is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 481 people, or 1 in 753,553. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 16 percent are found, Missouri, where 14 percent are found and Minnesota, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Thurnau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thurnau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thurnau surname expanded 9,620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thurnau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thurnau surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Thurnau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $47,045 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thürnau95370/
Thuernau9352/
Thurneau9329/
Turnau92393/
Thurnu921/
Thurna920/
Thurnay8640/
Thornau8618/
Turnaus8611/
Turneau869/
Turngau862/
Tournau861/
Turnaux860/
Thurnah860/
Thurnup860/
Turna8312,216/
Turnu83373/
Tournaud80152/
Tournaux8052/
Teurneau809/
Thiernau808/
Teurnaux803/
Taurneau801/
Turnea771,020/
Tornau77414/
Tourna77175/
Tournu77149/
Turnas7779/
Turnai7772/
Tuurna7766/
Türnau7757/
Turnay7745/
Turnus7744/
Turnah7736/
Turnaj7710/
Thirna774/
Turnup771/
Turnui771/
Turnou770/
Turnap770/
Tourneaud758/
Tournay713,145/
Tournas71558/
Tournat71303/
Tournai71125/
Tournou71121/
Tournut7176/
Turnaya7169/
Tournus7151/
Tuurnas716/
Turnuji716/
Turnach714/
Turneus713/
Turenna713/
Turngae712/
Turnawe711/
Tourneu711/
Tournad711/
Thurney711/
Torneau711/
Turnija711/
Turnaye711/
Turnaić711/
Tournga711/
Tournea710/
Thornna710/
Turneas710/
Turnout710/
Turno674,695/
Torna672,451/
Tornu671,021/
Tournoux67972/
Tournoud67937/
Turnhout67276/
Tirna67172/
Türna6719/
Taurinna6719/
Tournaye6711/
Turniyaz6710/
Turnă674/
Turniyah673/
Tournous672/
Turnouts672/
Tournais671/
Tournead671/
Tournouy671/
Tournouz671/
Tournoup671/
Turnagie670/
Thornnea670/

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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 Thurnau
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