Thurnheer Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Thurnheer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurnheer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6311:13,0162,152
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Thurnheer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thurnheer occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurnheer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thurnheer is the 492,243rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Thurnheer live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 631 people, or 1 in 13,016. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 42 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent live and Canton of Thurgau, where 9 percent live. Apart from Switzerland Thurnheer is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Thurnheer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thurnheer earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.29% less than the national average, earning $21,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.55% more than the national average, earning $67,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurnher94849/
Thurneer941/
Thurnherr891,115/
Thurner888,086/
Turneer8852/
Turnher886/
Thurnier8216/
Turnherr825/
Thurhner821/
Thurnehr821/
Turner80673,277/
Turnier75721/
Turnner7591/
Tourner7561/
Turrner7528/
Thürner7527/
Turneur7526/
Turnerr7512/
Tuerner7510/
Taurner753/
Tturner753/
Turnere752/
Tuurner752/
Turnger752/
Turnerd752/
Tuhrner751/
Teurner751/
Tuirner750/
Turzner750/
Thurnerová7410/
Tournier7114,263/
Teurnier71361/
Tournear71249/
Thournir719/
Tourneir712/
Thornner712/
Turnerph711/
Thornejr711/
Tirnneer711/
D'Turner711/
Thorrner710/
Torner672,522/
Turnerová67223/
Türner67138/
Tirner6788/
Tourneyre6732/
Turnir678/
Turnerova674/
Turnér671/
Turnre671/

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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
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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 Thurnheer
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