Thistel Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Norway

Thistel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thistel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada511:722,46357,796
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Norway171:302,48730,120
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thistel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thistel is found most frequently in Canada. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thistel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,860,621st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. Thistel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Thistel live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 722,463. In Canada Thistel is most numerous in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Canada Thistel is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Norway, where 17 percent are found.

Thistel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thistel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thistel last name increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thistel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thistel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.92% less than the national average, earning 277,130 kr per year; in United States they earn 84.19% more than the national average, earning $79,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $52,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tistel92631/
Tistell869/
Teistel860/
Tistl838/
Tiesteel8042/
Tistehel801/
Thustell800/
Tisztl7763/
Testel778/
Thistleth754/
Tidstål7111/
Tichtel7110/
Teistøl713/
Teiztel711/
Techtel710/
Tustell710/
Teichtel6721/
Tychtl6262/
Teztel6230/
Testil627/
Tustil620/
Testill5718/
Texstil571/
Tedstill5340/
Tetstill5317/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thistel
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