Thurow Surname

113,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thurow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thurow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0521:39,2335,189
United States1,0741:337,48530,444
Brazil8521:251,2619,674
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
China21:683,660,78330,601
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Thurów (2) are calculated separately.

Thurow Last Name Facts

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

Thurow is found most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms: Thurów. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thurow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thurow is the 113,418th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,786,601 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Thurow live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Thurow is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,052 people, or 1 in 39,233. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 36 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Brazil, where 21 percent are found.

Thurow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thurow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thurow last name rose 1,557 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thurow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thurow last name are 24.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thurow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning $48,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning $46,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurów942/
Thurrow921/
Thourow921/
Turow91709/
Tutrow8396/
Turrow8327/
Turows8313/
Thurov839/
Tuhrow838/
Thuraw833/
Tuttrow7730/
Thuroff7718/
Thurova7715/
Thourob779/
Turov735,345/
Turów7343/
Torow7333/
Turob7331/
Turof7313/
Tirow733/
Tyrow731/
Turaw731/
Turova675,307/
Turoff67379/
Taurob6794/
Taurov6776/
Torowa6754/
Tourob6748/
Turovs6717/
Thiraw6712/
Turgov679/
Turzov676/
Tourof674/
Thorov674/
Turawe672/
Tirrow671/
Tuerof671/
Torzow671/
Thurav671/
Turhof670/
Tauraw670/

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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 Thurow
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