Thelen Surname
Approximately 20,340 people bear this surname
Thelen Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Llewelyn,' through the difficulty of pronunciation; compare Floyd for Lloyd. This derivation is, of course, beyond dispute.
Richard Thwellin, of Holt, 1618: Wills at Chester.
Read More About This SurnameThelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,610 | 1:6,934 | 858 |
| United States | 7,488 | 1:48,405 | 5,867 |
| Netherlands | 319 | 1:52,938 | 9,079 |
| Belgium | 271 | 1:42,423 | 6,946 |
| Luxembourg | 153 | 1:3,794 | 511 |
| France | 111 | 1:598,403 | 79,437 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 295 | 1:170,233 | 15,362 |
The alternate forms: Thelén (56) & Thélen (5) are calculated separately.
Thelen (95) may also be a first name.
Thelen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Llewelyn,' through the difficulty of pronunciation; compare Floyd for Lloyd. This derivation is, of course, beyond dispute.
Richard Thwellin, of Holt, 1618: Wills at Chester.
1607. Married — Edwarde Thwellinge and Jane Cotterill: Reg. Prestbury Cb. (Cheshire).
— Baptised — Margarett Thelline: ibid.
1633. Buried — Anne Thewllen: ibid.
Edward Twallen, Cheshire, 1695: Earwaker's East Cheshire.
(German) Descendant of Thilo, a form of Tiuto, or Theuda, short forms of names beginning with Thiud (people), as Theudobald, Theudoricus and Theudoald.
Thelen Demographics
Average Thelen Salary in
United States
$48,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thelen (Hindi: थेलेन्द्र, Marathi: ठेल) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Thelén or Thélen. Click here for further potential spellings of Thelen.
How Common Is The Last Name Thelen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 26,467th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 358,286 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Thelen live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 95 people.
This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 11,610 people, or 1 in 6,934. In Germany Thelen is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside. Not including Germany Thelen occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.
Thelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thelen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thelen last name grew 2,538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 357 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thelen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thelen last name are 28.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.45% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Thelen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning 280,899 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.43% more than the national average, earning $48,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.54% more than the national average, earning $68,333 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thelen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thelen in the Hindi language | ||
| थेलेन्द्र | thelendra | - |
| Thelen in the Marathi language | ||
| ठेल | thela | 90.91 |
| थेलेन | thelena | 9.09 |
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