Thies Surname

26,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thies Surname Definition:

For Tyes, a baronial name. The family of Teutonicus, or Tyes, is frequently mentioned both in Normandy and England. It may possibly have been descended from Baldric Teutonicus, ancestor of the Courcys and Nevilles. Everard Teutonicus, or Tyes, was in 1244 the husband of Ramet le Vicount, Baroness of Emilden, Northumberland (Dugd.

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Thies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,6111:6,384780
United States5,9421:60,9997,158
Brazil2311:926,72933,128
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Australia2051:131,68614,301
Netherlands1651:102,34716,582
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
France541:1,230,050127,496
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
England271:2,063,63279,942
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7541:66,6037,238

The alternate forms: Thiés (2) & Thiès (1) are calculated separately.

Thies (1,996) may also be a first name.

Thies Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Tyes, a baronial name. The family of Teutonicus, or Tyes, is frequently mentioned both in Normandy and England. It may possibly have been descended from Baldric Teutonicus, ancestor of the Courcys and Nevilles. Everard Teutonicus, or Tyes, was in 1244 the husband of Ramet le Vicount, Baroness of Emilden, Northumberland (Dugd. i. 643). Henry de Tyes was a baron by writ 1293.

The Norman People (1874)

Thies Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thies occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Thiés or Thiès. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thies? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,996th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 366,227 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Thies reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 169,220th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 1,996 people.

The last name Thies is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 12,611 people, or 1 in 6,384. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Thies is found in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Thies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thies has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thies last name increased 788 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thies last name are 18.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thies earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.37% more than the national average, earning R 338,316 per year; in United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $53,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiés932/
Thiès931/
Thiess912,051/
Thiesz91178/
Thiese91166/
Thiets9134/
Thieis911/
Thiest911/
Thiesh911/
Thiees911/
This89921/
Ties89585/
Thes89426/
Thiesse83739/
Thiesze833/
Thiesce831/
Tuhiese831/
Theis8028,820/
Thijs808,031/
Theys806,324/
Theus805,364/
Thees801,669/
Thuis801,157/
Thess801,129/
Thieß80533/
Theas80375/
Thais80373/
These80337/
Thyes80284/
Thise80214/
Thiex80192/
Thiss80155/
Thiis80147/
Tiess80115/
Tties8094/
Thesz8079/
Tiest8078/
Thois8043/
Tiese8023/
Tiets8018/
Tieys809/
Tehes808/
Tiees805/
Tihis804/
Thesh803/
Thice803/
Thist802/
Tieds802/
Thiez802/
Tiehs802/
Tähis802/
Thisz801/
Tyhis801/
Tehis801/
Tijes801/
Tjies801/
Thish801/
Tihes800/
Thietsch771/
Tes7514,945/
Tis755,971/
Theiss738,857/
Tiesse731,759/
Tihish731,449/
Thisse73762/
Theisz73720/
Theise73244/
Thuijs73208/
Thoits73201/
Theijs73188/
Theyse73155/
Thaiss73121/
Thaisz73114/
Thieße73112/
Tietse73104/
Tyhuis73101/
Thietz7386/
Thaise7382/
Tehesh7381/
Tiehes7380/
Theuss7367/
Thesse7353/
Thijse7349/
Tihesh7336/
Theese7335/
Tiesch7334/
Thoiss7332/
Thaish7323/
Tihijs7321/
Thease7319/
Theihs7317/
Theuhs7316/
Theesh7314/
Thiyos739/
Thaice738/
Theess737/
Thuise736/
Theesz735/
Theehs734/
Ttiess733/
Theice733/
Tayies733/
Theits732/
Thisch732/
Theusz732/
Tehois731/
Theats731/
Thehes731/
Thesch731/
Theshe731/
Thiece731/
Thyess731/
Tiesze731/
Theist731/
Tehuis731/
Teiyes731/
Tahais731/
Thoish731/
Theÿse731/
Thiosh731/
Tiesce731/
Tihise731/
Thyise731/
Thuish730/
Thishe730/
Thetts730/
Thoise730/
Tice6714,635/
Thys6712,009/
Tesh671,690/
Tais671,516/
Tess671,509/
Tijhuis671,414/
Tees671,303/
Tese671,260/
Tise671,133/
Tiss67985/
Test67962/
Teas67950/
Teis67850/
Teus67770/
Tuis67708/
Teys67670/
Tijs67524/
Tyes67352/
Tois67342/
Tiehuis67316/
Tiis67285/
Thijsse67284/
Theusch67257/
Tets67150/
Tejs67137/
Thez67116/
Tesz6779/
Tahaish6773/
Taiyese6764/
Theisse6764/
Tietsch6762/
Tiesova6752/
Tehs6748/
Theß6746/
Tios6731/
Tiex6730/
Tieß6729/
Tiez6728/
Thiz6726/
Thesche6716/
Theijse6715/
Tiçe6715/
Tist6711/
Teds679/
Tjes679/
Ttis677/
Theasse675/
Tisz674/
Tešs673/
Tesd673/
Htes672/
Texs672/
Tisd672/
Tişe672/
Tihaise672/
Theatts671/
Theeist671/
Tgis671/
Tyis671/
Tiše671/
Tehuise671/
Thehisz671/
Tiys671/
Tizs671/
Thès671/
Tiettse671/
Tiesche671/
Tiessse671/
Tuheese671/
Tyhs671/
Tihishe671/
Teheshe671/
Tihs671/
Tisx671/
Thuisse671/

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