Thesen Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Thesen Surname Definition:

“Son of Matthew” in Norwegian. (Thyssen in German.)

Thesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3131:257,20627,662
Canada1591:231,73322,208
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Norway1381:37,2635,279
United States591:6,143,372295,589
England231:2,422,52489,093
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

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.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Thesen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thesen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Thesen is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Thesén. For other potential spellings of Thesen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thesen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 393,206th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,106,280 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Thesen are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Thesen is also the 1,951,561st most numerous given name in the world, held by 29 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 257,206. In Germany Thesen is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 51 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Saarland, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany Thesen is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Thesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thesen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 246 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thesen are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thesén949/
Theisen9218,986/
Thiesen927,905/
Thessen92329/
Theysen92216/
Theesen92157/
Thetsen92105/
Thoesen9285/
Thejsen9227/
Theusen9223/
Theseen9215/
Thesien922/
Thhesen921/
Theasen921/
Thedsen921/
Tesen912,775/
Thiessen8620,225/
Theissen863,385/
Theyssen86206/
Thieszen86132/
Theessen86119/
Theisgen86108/
Theussen8645/
Theihsen8628/
Theijsen8610/
Theyhsen867/
Thøgesen866/
Theisjen865/
Thiehsen863/
Theiszen861/
Teheesen861/
Theehsen861/
Theesoen861/
Theaseng860/
Theeseen860/
Thoessen860/
Tessen83514/
Thysen83399/
Tahsen83374/
Tedsen83331/
Teisen83270/
Tiesen83177/
Thisen83151/
Teysen83149/
Thesin83129/
Tohsen83123/
Thosen8394/
Thasen8378/
Thesan8352/
Thösen8347/
Teesen8342/
Thegen8341/
Tesien8331/
Teseng8327/
Teusen8321/
Theßen8316/
Theson8314/
Tihsen8314/
Tehsen8312/
Tejsen837/
Tetsen836/
Tesaen834/
Teseen833/
Theesn832/
Thiesn831/
Teseun831/
Tyhsen831/
Thejen831/
Toesen831/
Tesgen831/
Teszen831/
Tescen831/
Taesen831/
Teasen830/
Theijssen80187/
Theuschen804/
Tesn802/
Theisseng800/
Thissen775,221/
Thyssen774,504/
Theißen772,856/
Tiessen771,970/
Thaysen771,311/
Thießen771,089/
Thijsen77898/
Tieszen77636/
Thaisen77492/
Teessen77356/
Thaseen77252/
Theison7793/
Thessin7782/
Theizen7772/
Teytsen7771/
Thetson7769/
Thessén7759/
Theeßen7756/
Thøisen7751/
Theyson7751/
Theußen7751/
Tessien7750/
Teijsen7750/
Theesan7749/
Tesasen7741/
Teyssen7737/
Theyßen7735/
Thiezen7721/
Thesane7715/
Tøgesen7714/
Theigen7713/
Thyhsen7712/
Thyseen7711/
Theuson7710/
Thesson7710/
Tedtsen778/
Tahssen777/
Thazeen776/
Thoysen776/
Thedsén776/
Tahasen775/
Theeson775/
Theojen774/
Thiseen774/
Theisem774/
Thetsin774/
Teissen773/
Thahsen773/
Thoisen773/
Thuisen773/
Thessem772/
Theisan772/
Theezen772/
Teaseen772/
Thehsin771/
Teyseen771/
Thaesan771/
Tesaten771/
Tisheen771/
Thosuen771/
Theisin771/
Thohsen771/
Theshan771/
Thehson771/
Thesink771/
Tetseng771/
Tehsenn771/
Theegen771/
Thassen771/
Tahsien771/
Thishen771/
Thihsen771/
Théssen771/
Theseem771/
Thesong771/
Thechen771/
Thosaen771/
Teisien771/
Tysheen770/
Theasan770/
Thessan770/
Thoesan770/
Thesion770/
Teesend770/
Thtisen770/
Thiesan770/
Tegen733,097/
Tezen732,747/
Tosen731,557/
Tesan731,465/
Teson73797/
Tasen73530/
Tisen73271/
Tysen73209/
Tecen73175/
Tesin73145/
Tesem7386/
Teşen7320/
Tesón7317/
Tesán735/
Tesén735/
Tösen735/
Tessn734/
Tejen733/
Teßen732/
Thisn731/
Tésen731/
Tesng731/
Tesèn731/
Teasn731/
Teesn731/
Tedsn730/
Thijssen717,905/
Techasen71504/
Thiesson71408/
Theising71357/
Thetsing71350/
Thessing71310/
Thaisaen71188/
Theysohn71131/
Theisohn7144/
Thaiseen7137/
Thayssen7133/
Theesing7133/
Tychosen7132/
Teijssen7128/
Theisane7128/
Theihzen7125/
Thesasin7121/
Thierzen7112/
Thaissen7111/
Thetsion7111/
Theisson718/
Thasseen715/
Thiessan714/
Theshane714/
Thayseen713/
Tashseen713/
Theasant712/
Thiessin712/
Theajene712/
Theissan712/
Taihseen712/
Tesengne711/
Thisieng711/
Tahazeen711/
Tessenne711/
Tehesson711/
Thaïssen711/
Theicien711/
Taehseen711/
Taehssen711/
Thijseen711/
Tahseenn711/
Taicheen711/
Thaijeen711/
Tethseen711/
Teschaen711/
Teschuen711/
Teissien710/
Theasing710/
Theisind710/
Theissin710/
Tahsin6736,729/
Taseen6730,359/
Tesson675,695/
Tehsin675,382/
Teigen674,403/
Tissen674,335/
Tesone672,913/
Thasan671,417/
Thasin671,370/
Teshan67792/
Tyssen67787/
Tessin67779/
Tazeen67758/
Teegen67755/
Tahsan67754/
Tijsen67554/
Tesing67523/
Thißen67446/
Tessem67442/
Tiosen67329/
Thosin67269/
Theissing67216/
Tossen67215/
Techen67207/
Tesink67197/
Tohsan67157/
Tedson67154/
Thisan67153/
Teusan67152/
Tesgin67141/
Tezgen67128/
Teason67120/
Thison67119/
Thosan67111/
Tasaen67107/
Teizen6794/
Teisan6783/
Tassen6781/
Taisen6777/
Theijn6774/
Teeson6765/
Thyson6763/
Thychosen6763/
Taesin6763/
Tessan6762/
Toesan6753/
Tesion6753/
Texson6751/
Tasoen6749/
Taasen6747/
Teshin6747/
Tichen6747/
Tyseng6746/
Teijen6741/
Tysenn6741/
Tesong6741/
Tießen6740/
Toisen6738/
Tesang6737/
Taysen6735/
Thésin6729/
Tegeng6728/
Theessink6725/
Thyßen6725/
Teyson6723/
Tyshen6723/
Tetson6722/
Tesyna6720/
Teshon6714/
Tehsan6714/
Toseen6713/
Tesane6712/
Teggen6711/
Teshyn6711/
Tohsin6710/
Thizen6710/
Tishen679/
Tehson679/
Thysin678/
Teseem678/
Taesan677/
Thigen676/
Tieson676/
Tiezen676/
Teasan676/
Thaicheen676/
Tessyn674/
Toseun674/
Tetsin674/
Tuisen674/
Teagen673/
Ttesin673/
Teison673/
Tasien673/
Toceen673/
Teisin673/
Thegin673/
Tahson672/
Tesant672/
Teshen672/
Tetjen672/
Tozsen672/
Thysan672/
Tosien672/
Teygen672/
Tesaan672/
Tesaun672/
Geethesan671/
Teasne671/
Teezen671/
Tegenk671/
Thazen671/
Teuzen671/
Thahazeen671/
Tesank671/
Tesoon671/
Tetgen671/
Thosyn671/
Tiessn671/
Thocen671/
Tahaiseen671/
Tohson671/
Tiesan671/
Tegent671/
Teisem671/
Teshne671/
Tesiem671/
Tessén671/
Tessón671/
Tesxan671/
Teszan671/
Tegien671/
Teesin671/
Theihsing671/
Tesann671/
Tisien671/
Thezem671/
Thijjssen671/
Thygen671/
Thuijssen671/
Tihsan671/
Tiseng671/
Thesim671/
Texsan671/
Tahasseen671/
Tejeen671/
Tedsan671/
Tedsin671/
Teezan671/
Tiszen670/
Teuson670/
Tesian670/
Tishousen670/
Thozen670/
Teessn670/
Tisuen670/
Teesan670/

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