Thijssen Surname

63,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,1021:2,378162
Belgium4351:26,4294,194
Germany921:875,05962,702
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Canada371:995,82774,831
England221:2,532,63991,802
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
France71:9,488,960336,266
Curaçao41:39,312638
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381

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.

- Josh Telwyn

Thijssen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thijssen is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thijssen? popularity and diffusion

Thijssen is the 63,369th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 921,891 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Thijssen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 7,102 people, or 1 in 2,378. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 27 percent are found, Limburg, where 26 percent are found and Gelderland, where 23 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Thijssen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thijssen surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theijssen94187/
Thijjssen941/
Thuijssen941/
Thissen935,221/
Tijssen932,882/
Thijsen93898/
Thiessen8820,225/
Theissen883,385/
Teijssen8828/
Thaissen8811/
Theijsen8810/
Thijseen881/
Tissen864,335/
Tijsen86554/
Thisen86151/
Thijssing8261/
Theisseng820/
Theisen8018,986/
Thiesen807,905/
Thyssen804,504/
Tiessen801,970/
Thaisen80492/
Thessen80329/
Tissent80171/
Thøisen8051/
Teijsen8050/
Thejsen8027/
Tissaen8017/
Tijshen8014/
Thisson809/
Thiseen804/
Teissen803/
Thoisen803/
Thuisen803/
Toissen801/
Thishen801/
Tisseng801/
Thihsen801/
Théssen801/
Thissan800/
Thtisen800/
Tisen77271/
Thiesson75408/
Theyssen75206/
Thaisaen75188/
Thieszen75132/
Theessen75119/
Theussen7545/
Thaiseen7537/
Thayssen7533/
Theihsen7528/
Theisson758/
Theisjen755/
Thiessan754/
Thiehsen753/
Thiessin752/
Theissan752/
Theiszen751/
Thisieng751/
Thiossin751/
Thissina751/
Thaissem751/
Teissien750/
Thissing750/
Theissin750/
Thesen71899/
Tyssen71787/
Tessen71514/
Thißen71446/
Thysen71399/
Tisson71368/
Tiosen71329/
Teisen71270/
Theissing71216/
Tiesen71177/
Thisan71153/
Thison71119/
Tissan7185/
Taisen7177/
Tissem7151/
Toisen7138/
Tissin7118/
Tihsen7114/
Tehsen7112/
Tejsen717/
Tuisen714/
Tahaiseen711/
Tyhsen711/
Tisien711/
Tiseng711/
Tiszen710/
Tisuen710/
Theißen672,856/
Thaysen671,311/
Thießen671,089/
Tieszen67636/
Thaisin67429/
Tissink67378/
Teessen67356/
Tissing67343/
Tissone67310/
Tissong67227/
Theysen67216/
Theesen67157/
Thetsen67105/
Thisong6796/
Theison6793/
Thessin6782/
Tyssaen6762/
Thessén6759/
Tiessan6758/
Teisson6757/
Tessien6750/
Thuizen6748/
Taisson6744/
Thaisan6741/
Tesasen6741/
Taiseen6739/
Tuisson6739/
Teyssen6737/
Thisane6737/
Tissang6734/
Toisent6729/
Tuisaen6724/
Theusen6723/
Thuisem6719/
Thoison6719/
Tissina6716/
Thaison6715/
Theseen6715/
Tiesson6714/
Thyhsen6712/
Thyseen6711/
Toiseng6711/
Thesson6710/
Tissint679/
Titseng677/
Thoysen676/
Tysseng676/
Toissin676/
Thitson676/
Theisem674/
Tidåsen674/
Thisanh673/
Thysson673/
Thessem672/
Theisan672/
Thesien672/
Toisson672/
Tissoun672/
Taiseng672/
Thaisem671/
Theisin671/
Thhesen671/
Thishin671/
Theasen671/
Taissin671/
Tayssen671/
Tehsenn671/
Thisyng671/
Tission671/
Thyssin671/
Thisaan671/
Thishan671/
Tiszeng671/
Thisone671/
Thedsen671/
Teisien671/
Thessan670/
Thiesan670/

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