Theunissen Surname

30,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Theunissen Surname Definition:

“Son of Antony” (Theunis).

Theunissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,4081:6,444826
Netherlands5,2291:3,230273
Belgium2,0551:5,594678
Germany8771:91,79611,515
United States3691:982,27472,839
Australia1981:136,34214,722
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
France921:721,98690,334
Canada871:423,51337,101
England871:640,43737,483
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Austria91:946,15970,786
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Wales71:442,07621,198
Hungary61:1,636,04661,223
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Namibia51:481,88011,140
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Theunissen (29) may also be a first name.

Theunissen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of Antony” (Theunis).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Theunissen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Theunissen is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theunissen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,085th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 410,173 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Theunissen are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Theunissen is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 29 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 8,408 people, or 1 in 6,444. In South Africa Theunissen is most common in: Western Cape, where 42 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and Belgium, where 12 percent reside.

Theunissen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Theunissen last name are 20.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Theunissen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.12% more than the national average, earning R 344,868 per year; in United States they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning $48,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% less than the national average, earning $49,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teunissen958,773/
Thunissen95134/
Theunisen9547/
Theunnissen9543/
Thenissen952/
Taheunissen951/
Thunnissen90300/
Thoenissen9066/
Theuniszen9018/
Theunessen9017/
Teunnissen908/
Theunisson905/
Theunnisen903/
Theuniseen902/
Theinissen901/
Teunissien901/
Teunisssen901/
Theunissem901/
Theunissin901/
Tunissen8938/
Teunisen8936/
Tenissen892/
Thoennissen8693/
Thuennissen867/
Thonissen84237/
Tunnissen84230/
Teunessen8456/
Theunißen8438/
Thünissen847/
Teunussen843/
Tuenissen842/
Toenissen842/
Teunnisen841/
Teinissen841/
Thenisson841/
Thinissen841/
Thenussen841/
Theunesen841/
Theunison840/
Teunisson840/
Tenisen8213/
Thonnissen8037/
Toennissen8030/
Thünnissen8015/
Thoenihsen807/
Thunnessen804/
Thoenessen803/
Thoennisen801/
Tonissen78296/
Teunesen7866/
Tenisson7865/
Teunizen7832/
Tunnisen7830/
Teunißen7822/
Tenessen782/
Toenisen782/
Tunessen782/
Tenissan780/
Teunison780/
Thunison780/
Thenison780/
Thoennessen76111/
Toenniessen76102/
Tunnessen7475/
Tonnissen7474/
Tünnissen7473/
Tenhuisen7442/
Thoenesen7414/
Thonessen7411/
Thoenißen7410/
Thonisson744/
Tienessen744/
Tounisson742/
Toenisson741/
Tuenessen741/
Teynisson741/
Thinessen741/
Thonyssen741/
Teenisson741/
Tunison711,271/
Tenison71648/
Tenisan719/
Tenisin713/
Tunisan712/
Tanisen711/
Tenesen711/
Tenizen711/
Tenysen711/
Toennessen70115/
Toennisson7033/
Thoennißen7023/
Thonnessen705/
Tuennessen704/
Tounissont702/
Thoennesen702/
Thünnihsen701/
Tõnisson67571/
Thonesen67149/
Thinesen67140/
Tonnisen67117/
Tonisson67106/
Tenisone6775/
Thanisan6750/
Tunnesen6737/
Tunitsyn6721/
Tunnison6720/
Tonessen6716/
Tienesen6714/
Thanison678/
Tanissan677/
Tunesson677/
Tunitsin673/
Tunishan673/
Tenisang673/
Tunisian673/
Tenishan672/
Tyonisen672/
Tünessen671/
Tínisson671/
Thonißen671/
Thonhsen671/
Tenesson670/
Thonison670/
Tenhusen670/
Tounusen670/

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