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
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.
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Footnotes
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