Thesiger Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Thesiger Surname Definition:

The family came from Dresden about a century since. The orthography has been much altered.

Thesiger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Thesiger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The family came from Dresden about a century since. The orthography has been much altered.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thesiger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thesiger is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thesiger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Thesiger live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Thesiger is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 68 percent live, Surrey, where 18 percent live and Kent, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Thesiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thesiger has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Thesiger surname rose 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tesige864/
Tesigye803/
Teigiser7518/
Tessighe751/
Thygeser750/
Tesiga7116/
Taisiguer712/
Tisige712/
Tesice711/
Tesise711/
Tisighe6736/
Tigiser6714/
Taisige671/
Tesegie671/
Thegesi671/
Tegeger671/
Tezisie671/
Tessiga671/

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