Theis Surname
Approximately 28,820 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14,895 | 1:5,405 | 649 |
| United States | 9,054 | 1:40,033 | 4,926 |
| Brazil | 1,241 | 1:172,501 | 6,645 |
| Luxembourg | 1,017 | 1:571 | 45 |
| France | 605 | 1:109,790 | 16,381 |
| Venezuela | 556 | 1:54,324 | 2,606 |
| Belgium | 326 | 1:35,266 | 5,744 |
| England | 158 | 1:352,646 | 25,413 |
| Indonesia | 128 | 1:1,033,197 | 75,404 |
| Austria | 99 | 1:86,014 | 12,782 |
| Haiti | 90 | 1:118,710 | 5,456 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Switzerland | 86 | 1:95,499 | 10,341 |
| Poland | 79 | 1:481,123 | 48,113 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 968 | 1:51,879 | 5,867 |
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.
Theis Demographics
Average Theis Salary in
United States
$45,484 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Theis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Theis in the Arabic language | ||
| ثايز | thayz | - |
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