Theißen Surname
Approximately 2,856 people bear this surname
Theißen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,852 | 1:28,228 | 3,718 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Theien (142) are calculated separately.
Theißen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Theißen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Theißen occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Theien. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Theißen? popularity and diffusion
Theißen is the 153,842nd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,551,662 people. The last name Theißen is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Theißen reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Theißen is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2,852 people, or 1 in 28,228. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Hesse, where 3 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 2 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
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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 Theißen
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