Thurnhill Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thurnhill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurnhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Thurnhill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thurnhill is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Thurnhill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurnhill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Thurnhill reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is primarily found in: Lancashire, where 33 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 25 percent reside and Greater London, where 17 percent reside. Outside of England this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

Thurnhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thurnhill has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Thurnhill last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Thurnhill
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