Thesleff Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Thesleff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Thesleff Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland341:161,66814,556
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Thesleff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thesleff is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thesleff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Thesleff live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 161,668. In Finland Thesleff is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 41 percent are found, Kymenlaakso, where 21 percent are found and Päijänne Tavastia, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Finland Thesleff occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 21 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tetsleff880/
Theslöf8015/
Telef77305/
Thasleef754/
Terzleff751/
Theeleaf751/
Teslev71247/
Telefe7164/
Teliff710/
Tesleva67264/
Teislev6714/
Thilefe671/
Thielew670/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thesleff
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