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.
- Josh TelwynThijssen Demographics
Average Thijssen Salary in
United States
$68,813 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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