Thy Surname

112,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Thy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam3,1371:29,533445
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Cambodia1661:93,2962,334
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Denmark1031:54,8035,600
Germany831:969,94567,438
India471:16,320,540259,912
Norway461:111,78914,873
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Benin271:382,80028,543
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
France61:11,070,454349,096
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Thy (79,540) may also be a first name.

Thy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thy is more frequently found in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thy is the 112,857th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,776,584 people. Thy is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Thy reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Viet-Asia. It is also the 12,429th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 79,540 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Vietnam, where it is held by 3,137 people, or 1 in 29,533. In Vietnam it is primarily found in: Southeast, where 52 percent live, Mekong River Delta, where 19 percent live and South Central Coast, where 9 percent live. Apart from Vietnam this last name is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 4 percent live and Cambodia, where 4 percent live.

Thy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thy has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thy surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thy earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning 332,279 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.47% less than the national average, earning $27,589 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuy86145,392/
Thay862,463/
Tahy86703/
They86506/
Tuhy86505/
Thoy86495/
Thyy8672/
Tohy8610/
Thúy864/
Hthy863/
Thiy863/
Thyi861/
Thùy861/
Thủy861/
Thầy861/
Thyø861/
Thyh861/
Ty8025,044/
Tahay754,003/
Thouy75448/
Touhy75372/
Tahey75166/
Toohy7562/
Tohyi7546/
Thoty7532/
Tahyi7529/
Tuhyi753/
Thyjs753/
Hthiy752/
Tehyi752/
Tohiy752/
Thohy752/
Tháys751/
Thaay751/
Thhay751/
Thioy751/
Thooy751/
Tahyy751/
Theyß751/
Thdty751/
Tehiy751/
Toehy750/
Tauhy750/
Thahy750/
Thi67196,310/
The67151,749/
Tay6799,860/
Teh6768,604/
Tuy6737,508/
Toy6731,865/
Tey6714,082/
Tyo679,984/
Tiy674,918/
Tih671,347/
Thj67268/
Tyy67188/
Tyč6791/
Thé6775/
Tjh6763/
Tyi6735/
Thotty6735/
Thoyts6728/
Tty6726/
Tyh6711/
Hty676/
Thahey674/
Tahays674/
Téh673/
Thè673/
Dty673/
Thahay672/
Táy672/
Thê671/
Tüy671/
Thí671/
Tyß671/
Theauy671/
Tahayt671/
Thaaye671/
Têh671/
Tuohys670/

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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 Thy
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