Thiessen Surname
Approximately 20,225 people bear this surname
Thiessen Surname User-submission:
Mathias is a Germanic name with a nick name of Thies. The name Thiessen means 'son of Thies' or Mathias. English version would be Matheson or Matson, etc.
Thiessen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 10,172 | 1:3,622 | 469 |
| United States | 4,440 | 1:81,635 | 9,283 |
| Germany | 3,130 | 1:25,721 | 3,403 |
| Mexico | 987 | 1:125,761 | 4,224 |
| Paraguay | 383 | 1:18,895 | 783 |
| Netherlands | 191 | 1:88,415 | 14,631 |
| Brazil | 177 | 1:1,209,460 | 41,744 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| Denmark | 156 | 1:36,184 | 3,772 |
| Belize | 72 | 1:4,937 | 872 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 163 | 1:308,090 | 24,322 |
Thiessen (15) may also be a first name.
Thiessen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mathias is a Germanic name with a nick name of Thies. The name Thiessen means 'son of Thies' or Mathias. English version would be Matheson or Matson, etc.
- anonymous submissionThiessen Demographics
Average Thiessen Salary in
United States
$46,566 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Thiessen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thiessen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thiessen is most common in Canada. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thiessen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Thiessen is the 26,586th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 360,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Thiessen are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 10,172 people, or 1 in 3,622. In Canada Thiessen is most prevalent in: Manitoba, where 30 percent reside, British Columbia, where 21 percent reside and Alberta, where 21 percent reside. Beside Canada this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.
Thiessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Thiessen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,724 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Thiessen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Thiessen surname are 28.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.95% registered with the political party.
The amount Thiessen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning 351,816 kr per year; in Peru they earn 200.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,244 per year; in South Africa they earn 69.08% more than the national average, earning R 401,796 per year; in United States they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $46,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.6% less than the national average, earning $45,908 CAD per year.
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