Throughout the world, Thanus (Thanus 
) is a rare male forename. The first name Thanus is habitual in Qatar, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare boy's name, and Thailand, where it is a very rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Brazil. Much less frequently, Thanus is the last name as well as the forename.