Theis Surname

19,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Theis Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Theis, a pet form of Matthias (gift of Jehovah); descendant of Theis, a form of Dago, a pet form of names beginning with Dag (light), as Tagibod and Tagamar.

Theis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,8951:5,405649
United States9,0541:40,0334,926
Brazil1,2411:172,5016,645
Luxembourg1,0171:57145
France6051:109,79016,381
Venezuela5561:54,3242,606
Belgium3261:35,2665,744
England1581:352,64625,413
Indonesia1281:1,033,19775,404
Austria991:86,01412,782
Haiti901:118,7105,456
Canada891:413,99536,402
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
Poland791:481,12348,113
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Norway271:190,45522,163
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Sweden121:820,56361,223
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9681:51,8795,867

Theis (2,149) may also be a first name.

Theis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Theis, a pet form of Matthias (gift of Jehovah); descendant of Theis, a form of Dago, a pet form of names beginning with Dag (light), as Tagibod and Tagamar.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Theis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Theis (Arabic: ثايز) occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Theis is the 19,076th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 252,864 people. The surname Theis is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Theis live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 161,851st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,149 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 14,895 people, or 1 in 5,405. In Germany Theis is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found and Hesse, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Germany Theis exists in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Theis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Theis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Theis last name rose 935 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 545 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Theis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Theis last name are 16.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Theis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning 326,927 kr per year; in Peru they earn 80.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,938 per year; in United States they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $45,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $54,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theiss918,857/
Theisz91720/
Theise91244/
Theijs91188/
Theios9149/
Theias9147/
Theihs9117/
Theiys9116/
Theits912/
Theies911/
Theist911/
Theuis911/
This89921/
Teis89850/
Thes89426/
Theisse8364/
Theyise8329/
Theijse8315/
Thies8019,899/
Thijs808,031/
Theys806,324/
Theus805,364/
Theiß803,742/
Thees801,669/
Thuis801,157/
Thess801,129/
Teise80522/
Theas80375/
Thais80373/
These80337/
Thise80214/
Thiss80155/
Teiss80142/
Thesz8079/
Thois8043/
Teits8019/
Teihs8014/
Teist8012/
Teyis809/
Teish807/
Teias807/
Theix805/
Theiz805/
Thesh803/
Teisz803/
Teies803/
Thist802/
Teius802/
Teiis801/
Thisz801/
Teuis801/
Teijs801/
Thish801/
Theisová7726/
Tes7514,945/
Tis755,971/
Teyise732,099/
Thiess732,051/
Thisse73762/
Thuijs73208/
Thoits73201/
Thiesz73178/
Theyse73155/
Thaiss73121/
Teisch73117/
Thaisz73114/
Thaise7382/
Tehesh7381/
Thejas7380/
Theuss7367/
Thesse7353/
Theese7335/
Thoiss7332/
Thaish7323/
Thease7319/
Theuhs7316/
Theyus7315/
Theesh7314/
Thayes7312/
Theuse7311/
Thuess739/
Thiyos739/
Thiyas737/
Theess737/
Teisse736/
Thawes736/
Thuise736/
Theesz735/
Theehs734/
Thaiis733/
Teeias733/
Theyes733/
Theice733/
Thisch732/
Theusz732/
Teiese731/
Theats731/
Thehes731/
Thaias731/
Thajis731/
Thesch731/
Theshe731/
Tahjes731/
Thiesh731/
Thaius731/
Tahais731/
Thoish731/
Theÿse731/
Thiosh731/
Tahyes731/
Theust730/
Thuish730/
Thishe730/
Thetts730/
Theidz730/
Theiez730/
Thoise730/
Teissh730/
Theiszová7120/
Theissová714/
Theiszova711/
Thys6712,009/
Tais671,516/
Tess671,509/
Tees671,303/
Tese671,260/
Tish671,137/
Tise671,133/
Thas671,050/
Tiss67985/
Test67962/
Teas67950/
Toes67791/
Teus67770/
Tuis67708/
Teys67670/
Ties67585/
Tijs67524/
Taes67517/
Tyes67352/
Tois67342/
Theusch67257/
Tets67150/
Tejs67137/
Thez67116/
Tesz6779/
Tahaish6773/
Teijsse6756/
Tehs6748/
Theß6746/
Teiß6733/
Tios6731/
Thiz6726/
Teiz6725/
Thesche6716/
Teić6713/
Tist6711/
Teds679/
Tahs678/
Ttis677/
Thayise676/
Thawees676/
Theasse675/
Tisz674/
Theyase673/
Tues673/
Tešs673/
Tesd673/
Htes672/
Thayesh672/
Texs672/
Tisd672/
Thoyise672/
Teisova671/
Theatts671/
Tgis671/
Thejass671/
Thejaus671/
Thigges671/
Teiş671/
Teissøe671/
Tizs671/
Theyash671/
Thès671/
Thuesch671/
Tuheese671/
Tyhs671/
Teheshe671/
Tihs671/
Tisx671/
Theyass671/
Thuisse671/
Thoeyos671/

Theis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Theis in the Arabic language
ثايزthayz-

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