Thielen Surname

41,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Thielen Surname Definition:

(German) Same as Thelen, q.v.

Thielen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,8241:13,8231,803
United States4,0301:89,94010,106
Netherlands7851:21,5123,412
Belgium4981:23,0863,635
Venezuela4451:67,8742,941
France3291:201,89331,384
Luxembourg2661:2,182241
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Sweden241:410,28229,154
England181:3,095,448105,421
Austria141:608,24554,975
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Estonia81:165,22626,217
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:226,21019,119

Thielen (179) may also be a first name.

Thielen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Same as Thelen, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Thielen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thielen (Arabic: تيلين) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thielen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,532nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 579,895 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Thielen live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. Thielen is also the 681,368th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 179 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 5,824 people, or 1 in 13,823. In Germany it is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 38 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent are found and Saarland, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Thielen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thielen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thielen last name expanded 1,815 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thielen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Thielen surname are 7.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.06% registered with the party.

The amount Thielen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.8% less than the national average, earning R 140,676 per year; in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $55,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiellen9373/
Thielien932/
Thelen9220,340/
Tielen921,180/
Thilen9236/
Theilen861,716/
Theelen861,404/
Theulen86294/
Thielin86190/
Theleen8642/
Tehelen869/
Thilien863/
Thileen862/
Tihelen862/
Theylen861/
Tieleen861/
Thelent860/
Thealen860/
Thislen860/
Telen832,623/
Tilen83291/
Thlen833/
Thieling80180/
Thiellin8024/
Thailaen804/
Thaileen801/
Thuillen801/
Thaislen801/
Thelin772,835/
Teleng77503/
Teelen77337/
Thilén77127/
Thelén7756/
Tileng7737/
Tiilen7729/
Tielin7726/
Tileun7726/
Telent7724/
Tehlen7720/
Teulen7719/
Thylen7714/
Teleen7712/
Thilin777/
Tailen776/
Thélen775/
Tealen773/
Teslen772/
Teloen772/
Telend771/
Titlen771/
Tyelen771/
Teleun771/
Tiolen771/
Tielem771/
Tuilen771/
Thílen771/
Tileen771/
Teilen770/
Thelenová7513/
Thiesling757/
Thielling751/
Tlen738/
Tellene71188/
Tieling7182/
Thelink7125/
Telehen7114/
Telyaen7113/
Thilion7110/
Telengh7110/
Tailend716/
Tielina714/
Thiélin714/
Tuillen713/
Tielynn712/
Taillen712/
Tesleen712/
Tettlen711/
Thoilin711/
Taileen711/
Tailent711/
Thaylen711/
Thelien711/
Tiylent711/
Tehelin711/
Titleng711/
Thylene711/
Tietlin711/
Toileng711/
Theolyn710/
Theilin710/
Tislend710/
Tjellen710/
Telin6723,019/
Tilin67842/
Tilem67628/
Telem67509/
Theiling67494/
Tilenova67302/
Telín6772/
Telenova6757/
Tylen6749/
Tiesling6736/
Telén6735/
Tielling6724/
Telyn6720/
Tieslink6712/
Teheling673/
Thisling672/
Toiln671/
Thailien671/
Thuilien671/
Tailleen671/
Tehiling671/
Teleheng671/
Telengue671/
Tlehn671/
Tilín671/
Tlene671/
Thiellim671/
Thelynne671/
Thaylene670/
Tecillen670/
Theeling670/
Taillent670/

Thielen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thielen in the Arabic language
تيلينtylyn-

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