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 most frequently in Sweden. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thyr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 544,808th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. Thyr occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Thyr are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Thyr is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 370 people, or 1 in 26,613. In Sweden Thyr is most numerous in: Gävleborg County, where 39 percent live, Uppsala County, where 15 percent live and Stockholm County, where 10 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Thyr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thyr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thyr surname increased 6,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thyr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thyr last name are 1.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.35% registered with 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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