Thesen Surname
Approximately 899 people bear this surname
Thesen Surname Definition:
“Son of Matthew” in Norwegian. (Thyssen in German.)
Thesen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 313 | 1:257,206 | 27,662 |
| Canada | 159 | 1:231,733 | 22,208 |
| South Africa | 151 | 1:358,793 | 32,710 |
| Norway | 138 | 1:37,263 | 5,279 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Thesén (9) are calculated separately.
Thesen (29) may also be a first name.
Thesen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Son of Matthew” in Norwegian. (Thyssen in German.)
Thesen Demographics
Average Thesen Salary in
United States
$40,975 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thesen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thesen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thesen is most common in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Thesén. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thesen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 393,206th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Thesen live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held given name internationally, borne by 29 people.
This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 257,206. In Germany Thesen is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 51 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Saarland, where 10 percent live. Besides Germany Thesen is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Thesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Thesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thesen surname expanded 246 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thesen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Thesen surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
The amount Thesen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning 342,587 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.55% more than the national average, earning R 324,504 per year; in United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% less than the national average, earning $43,839 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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