Thyr Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Thyr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thyr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3701:26,6132,164
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Thyr (16) may also be a first name.

Thyr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thyr is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thyr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 544,808th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Thyr live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in Scandinavia. Thyr is also the 2,786,762nd most common forename internationally, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 26,613. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Gävleborg County, where 39 percent are found, Uppsala County, where 15 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Sweden it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Thyr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thyr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thyr surname increased 6,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thyr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thyr surname are 1.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

Thyr earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.87% more than the national average, earning $50,430 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thyre8934/
Tahyr895/
Thyrd895/
Thyor891/
Thayr891/
Theyr890/
Tyr86225/
Thayre80221/
Thyrre8049/
Thoyre8026/
Thayrt801/
Theyre800/
Ther753,240/
Thir751,185/
Tyor75234/
Tihr75137/
Thér7551/
Tayr7522/
Thre7518/
Tehr754/
Tyhr753/
Thír753/
Tuyr752/
Tyrh752/
Tähr751/
Toyr751/
Tytr751/
Thier675,591/
There674,020/
Thair671,512/
Theer67483/
Tithr67374/
Thire67206/
Thear67180/
Tahyrova67151/
Thuir67127/
Therp67114/
Tayre6772/
Teyre6756/
Toyre6740/
Tahyrowa6737/
Their6731/
Theur6715/
Therr6712/
Thoir679/
Tauyr677/
Taihr676/
Øther673/
Tahjr672/
Therd672/
Hther671/
Tehrz671/
Tayrh671/
Thirr671/
Thetr671/
Teahr671/
Thrhe671/
Thhir671/
Tahır671/
Tayhr670/
Thirp670/

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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 Thyr
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