Thewliss Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Thewliss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thewliss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Thewliss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thewliss occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thewliss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thewliss is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Thewliss is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Thewliss are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Thewliss is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England Thewliss is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 67 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 5 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Thewliss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thewliss has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Thewliss last name increased 608 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thewlis931,387/
Thewless8828/
Thewlies883/
Thewli861/
Thewellis823/
Thewillis821/
Thewles8029/
Thowlis800/
Thawlis800/
Thowless7522/
Tewlesse751/
Towlis711/
Towless673/
Thiewle672/
Thewlly671/
Teiblis671/
Tewelli671/
Tawlisz671/
Thowles670/

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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 Thewliss
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