Thiessen Surname

26,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada10,1721:3,622469
United States4,4401:81,6359,283
Germany3,1301:25,7213,403
Mexico9871:125,7614,224
Paraguay3831:18,895783
Netherlands1911:88,41514,631
Brazil1771:1,209,46041,744
Australia1671:161,65116,786
Denmark1561:36,1843,772
Belize721:4,937872
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belgium371:310,72035,739
England261:2,143,00282,017
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Norway81:642,78647,258
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

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 submission

Thiessen Last Name Facts

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

Thiessen occurs most in Canada. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiessen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,586th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 360,324 people. Thiessen is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Thiessen reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

The surname Thiessen is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 10,172 people, or 1 in 3,622. In Canada Thiessen is most common in: Manitoba, where 30 percent live, British Columbia, where 21 percent live and Alberta, where 21 percent live. Excluding Canada Thiessen exists 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 frequency of Thiessen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thiessen last name grew 2,724 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thiessen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thiessen are 28.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.95% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thieessen941/
Thiesen937,905/
Thissen935,221/
Tiessen931,970/
Thessen93329/
Thijssen887,905/
Theissen883,385/
Thiesson88408/
Theyssen88206/
Thieszen88132/
Theessen88119/
Theussen8845/
Thieshen8823/
Thaissen8811/
Thiessan884/
Thiehsen883/
Thiessin882/
Thjissen882/
Thiessem881/
Thiiesen881/
Thiesesn881/
Tissen864,335/
Thesen86899/
Tessen86514/
Tiesen86177/
Thisen86151/
Thiessenová842/
Theijssen82187/
Thiessing821/
Thijjssen821/
Thuijssen821/
Theisseng820/
Theisen8018,986/
Thyssen804,504/
Tijssen802,882/
Thießen801,089/
Thijsen80898/
Tieszen80636/
Thaisen80492/
Teessen80356/
Theysen80216/
Tissent80171/
Theesen80157/
Thetsen80105/
Thessin8082/
Thessén8059/
Tiessan8058/
Thøisen8051/
Tessien8050/
Tesasen8041/
Teyssen8037/
Thieson8031/
Thejsen8027/
Theusen8023/
Thiezen8021/
Tissaen8017/
Theseen8015/
Tiesson8014/
Tiessem8013/
Thesson8010/
Thisson809/
Thiesem805/
Thiseen804/
Tietsen803/
Teissen803/
Thoisen803/
Thuisen803/
Thessem802/
Thhesen801/
Theasen801/
Toissen801/
Thishen801/
Tisseng801/
Thihsen801/
Thyesen801/
Théssen801/
Tihesen801/
Thedsen801/
Tehisen801/
Tiesjen800/
Thissan800/
Thessan800/
Thtisen800/
Thiesan800/
Tesen772,775/
Tisen77271/
Thessing75310/
Thaisaen75188/
Thaiseen7537/
Tiessink7536/
Thayssen7533/
Teijssen7528/
Theihsen7528/
Thesasin7521/
Theijsen7510/
Theisson758/
Theyhsen757/
Thøgesen756/
Theisjen755/
Theissan752/
Theiszen751/
Thisieng751/
Thiossin751/
Tessenne751/
Teheesen751/
Tehesson751/
Theehsen751/
Thiesant751/
Thiessam751/
Thieszem751/
Thijseen751/
Theesoen751/
Thissina751/
Thaissem751/
Thissing750/
Theaseng750/
Theeseen750/
Theissin750/
Tesson715,695/
Tyssen71787/
Tessin71779/
Tijsen71554/
Thißen71446/
Tessem71442/
Thysen71399/
Tisson71368/
Tedsen71331/
Tiosen71329/
Teisen71270/
Theissing71216/
Thisan71153/
Teysen71149/
Thesin71129/
Thison71119/
Tissan7185/
Taisen7177/
Tessan7162/
Thijssing7161/
Thesan7152/
Tissem7151/
Teesen7142/
Tießen7140/
Toisen7138/
Teseng7127/
Theessink7125/
Teusen7121/
Tissin7118/
Theßen7116/
Theson7114/
Tiesem7114/
Tihsen7114/
Tehsen7112/
Tyesen7111/
Thesén719/
Tejsen717/
Tetsen716/
Tieson716/
Tiezen716/
Thaicheen716/
Tessyn714/
Theuschen714/
Tuisen714/
Tesaen714/
Teseen713/
Teshen712/
Tahaiseen711/
Tiesan711/
Teseun711/
Tyhsen711/
Tessén711/
Tessón711/
Tiseng711/
Teszen711/
Tescen711/
Tiszen710/
Teasen710/
Tisuen710/
Theißen672,856/
Thaysen671,311/
Thaisin67429/
Tissink67378/
Tissing67343/
Tjessem67341/
Tissone67310/
Tessone67257/
Tissong67227/
Tiesing67213/
Tessing67150/
Thisong6796/
Theison6793/
Tiessam6781/
Tessont6771/
Teytsen6771/
Thetson6769/
Tyssaen6762/
Teisson6757/
Theeßen6756/
Theyson6751/
Theußen6751/
Teijsen6750/
Theesan6749/
Thuizen6748/
Taisson6744/
Thaisan6741/
Teschen6741/
Taiseen6739/
Tuisson6739/
Theyßen6735/
Tissang6734/
Toisent6729/
Thyeson6727/
Tuisaen6724/
Thuisem6719/
Thoison6719/
Tessand6718/
Tissina6716/
Teasson6716/
Tiesang6716/
Thaison6715/
Thesane6715/
Tessina6714/
Tøgesen6714/
Taizeen6713/
Thyhsen6712/
Thyseen6711/
Toiseng6711/
Theuson6710/
Tissint679/
Tedtsen678/
Tehesin678/
Tieshan678/
Tession678/
Tesasin678/
Titseng677/
Teesson676/
Tessoun676/
Thoysen676/
Tysseng676/
Thedsén676/
Toissin676/
Thitson676/
Theeson675/
Tiechen674/
Theisem674/
Tidåsen674/
Tiesoon674/
Thisanh673/
Thysson673/
Tessong673/
Theisan672/
Tessane672/
Thesien672/
Thiezon672/
Toisson672/
Teaseen672/
Tissoun672/
Tiitsen672/
Teysson672/
Taiseng672/
Tehesan671/
Teyseen671/
Thaisem671/
Tesaten671/
Tessemk671/
Tessyna671/
Tisheen671/
Theisin671/
Thyisin671/
Tiesong671/
Thishin671/
Theshan671/
Thehson671/
Taissin671/
Thesink671/
Tayssen671/
Teshsan671/
Tessang671/
Tessann671/
Tessant671/
Tessink671/
Tetseng671/
Tehsenn671/
Thisyng671/
Tission671/
Thyssin671/
Tiessom671/
Teassem671/
Theseem671/
Thisaan671/
Thishan671/
Tiszeng671/
Teessin671/
Tihisan671/
Thesong671/
Thessim671/
Thechen671/
Teusson670/
Tysheen670/
Theasan670/
Tietson670/
Thesion670/
Teesend670/

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