Thierstein Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Thierstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thierstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5291:15,5252,554
United States471:7,711,892346,147
France201:3,321,136213,627
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Thierstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thierstein occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Thierstein.

How Common Is The Last Name Thierstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 510,276th most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Thierstein reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 15,525. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 64 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Switzerland this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Thierstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thierstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thierstein last name rose 427 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thierstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thierstein are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Thierstein earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34.31% more than the national average, earning $57,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning $48,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tierstein9526/
Thirstein951/
Therstein951/
Theirstein901/
Thierstien901/
Thürstein8420/
Teirstein8419/
Thurstein846/
Tairstein844/
Terstine7831/
Thurstain740/
Thurstan67269/
Therstam6714/
Terştandt531/

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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
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  • 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 Thierstein
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