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.
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Thiessen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thiessen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thiessen is found most in Canada. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thiessen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,586th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 360,324 people. The last name Thiessen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Thiessen live; 75 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.
The surname Thiessen is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 10,172 people, or 1 in 3,622. In Canada it is most frequent in: Manitoba, where 30 percent live, British Columbia, where 21 percent live and Alberta, where 21 percent live. Excluding Canada Thiessen occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.
Thiessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Thiessen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thiessen surname increased 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 to vote for the 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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