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 is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Thiessen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiessen? popularity and diffusion

Thiessen is the 26,586th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 360,324 people. It is predominantly found 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 prevalent first name at a global level, held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 10,172 people, or 1 in 3,622. In Canada it is most numerous in: Manitoba, where 30 percent are found, British Columbia, where 21 percent are found and Alberta, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Canada this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.

Thiessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thiessen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,724 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thiessen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thiessen last name are 28.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.95% being registered to vote for 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.

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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