Theiss Surname
Approximately 8,857 people bear this surname
Theiss 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.
Theiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,352 | 1:83,286 | 9,447 |
| Germany | 2,323 | 1:34,656 | 4,573 |
| Brazil | 1,425 | 1:150,228 | 5,745 |
| Austria | 172 | 1:49,508 | 7,848 |
| France | 163 | 1:407,501 | 59,752 |
| Belgium | 94 | 1:122,305 | 17,923 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Romania | 45 | 1:446,175 | 35,142 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 382 | 1:131,463 | 12,590 |
Theiss (46) may also be a first name.
Theiss 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.
Theiss Demographics
Average Male Theiss Height
176.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Theiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Theiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Theiss is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Theiss? popularity and diffusion
The last name Theiss is the 57,178th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 822,801 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Theiss live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Theiss is also the 1,484,914th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 46 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,352 people, or 1 in 83,286. In The United States Theiss is most prevalent in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Nevada, where 13 percent reside and Ohio, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 16 percent reside.
Theiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Theiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Theiss surname expanded 1,139 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 209 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Theiss Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Theiss surname are 13.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.63% registered with the party.
The amount Theiss earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.65% less than the national average, earning 336,893 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.7% less than the national average, earning R 169,440 per year; in United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $53,312 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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