Thijs Surname

62,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Thijs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thijs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6,3741:1,804108
Netherlands1,4681:11,5041,611
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales51:618,90625,852
Guyana41:190,5559,777
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
France11:66,422,722504,397
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Thijs (22,743) may also be a first name.

Thijs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thijs has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thijs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thijs is the 62,496th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 907,427 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Thijs are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Thijs is also the 34,299th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 22,743 people.

The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 6,374 people, or 1 in 1,804. In Belgium Thijs is most common in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent live, Walloon Region, where 4 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Belgium Thijs exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Thijs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thijs last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Thijs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.93% more than the national average, earning R 427,572 per year; in United States they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $52,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.52% more than the national average, earning $57,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuijs91208/
Theijs91188/
Thijse9149/
This89921/
Tijs89524/
Thijsse83284/
Theijse8315/
Theis8028,820/
Thies8019,899/
Thuis801,157/
Thais80373/
Thise80214/
Thiss80155/
Thois8043/
Thyjs803/
Thist802/
Thisz801/
Teijs801/
Thish801/
Tis755,971/
Tjs7524/
Theiss738,857/
Thiess732,051/
Thisse73762/
Theisz73720/
Theise73244/
Thoits73201/
Thiesz73178/
Thaiss73121/
Thaisz73114/
Thaise7382/
Tijsse7366/
Thoiss7332/
Thaish7323/
Theihs7317/
Thuise736/
Thisch732/
Theits732/
Tijsze732/
Tahais731/
Thoish731/
Thiosh731/
Tijshe731/
Thiesh731/
Theist731/
Thoise730/
Thishe730/
Thuish730/
Thys6712,009/
Tais671,516/
Tise671,133/
Tiss67985/
Teis67850/
Tuis67708/
Ties67585/
Thes67426/
Tois67342/
Tajs67249/
Tejs67137/
Tahaish6773/
Theisse6764/
Teijsse6756/
Tehs6748/
Tojs6736/
Tios6731/
Thiz6726/
Tist6711/
Ttis677/
Tisz674/
Tjsd672/
Tisd672/
Tisx671/
Tijx671/
Tihs671/
Tgis671/
Tjse671/
Tjss671/
Tjsx671/
Tujs671/
Thuisse671/
Tyhs671/
Thès671/
Tizs671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thijs
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