Thijssen Surname
Approximately 7,905 people bear this surname
Thijssen Surname User-submission:
The surname Thijssen means 'son of Mathijs'. It is derived from the short form of Mathijs (Matthew in English), and the suffix -ssen, meaning -son in English.
Thijssen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 7,102 | 1:2,378 | 162 |
| Belgium | 435 | 1:26,429 | 4,194 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
Thijssen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Thijssen means 'son of Mathijs'. It is derived from the short form of Mathijs (Matthew in English), and the suffix -ssen, meaning -son in English.
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Thijssen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thijssen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Thijssen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thijssen.
How Common Is The Last Name Thijssen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,369th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 921,891 people. Thijssen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Thijssen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 7,102 people, or 1 in 2,378. In The Netherlands Thijssen is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 27 percent live, Limburg, where 26 percent live and Gelderland, where 23 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Thijssen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Thijssen last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Thijssen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.3% less than the national average, earning 185,860 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.37% more than the national average, earning R 326,448 per year; in United States they earn 59.48% more than the national average, earning $68,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $47,590 CAD per year.
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