Thursam Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

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

Thursam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thursam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:3,736,690206,520
India661:11,622,203212,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Thürsam (24) are calculated separately.

Thursam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thursam is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Thürsam. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thursam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,359,010th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Thursam reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Thursam is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 3,736,690. In The United States Thursam is most frequent in: Michigan, where 62 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 40 percent reside.

Thursam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thursam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thursam surname rose 882 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thursam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thursam are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Thursam earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.89% more than the national average, earning $59,498 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thürsam9524/
Thuersam9310/
Thursham930/
Tursam92467/
Tursham867/
Toursam863/
Turrsam861/
Thorsham800/
Tirsam7719/
Torsam773/
Tursom772/
Turcham7114/
Torsham711/
Toorsam711/
Toursoum671/
Torsom621/
Torshom571/
Tirrzam571/
Torsheim5333/
Tórsheim535/

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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 Thursam
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