Tholen Surname

90,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Tholen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tholen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7781:28,9803,813
United States1,3571:267,10325,131
Netherlands8341:20,2483,191
Suriname891:6,2091,452
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Australia421:642,75544,739
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Sweden141:703,34052,204
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Austria91:946,15970,786
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Thölen (225), Tholén (210) & Thölén (16) are calculated separately.

Tholen (17) may also be a first name.

Tholen Last Name Facts

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

Tholen occurs most in Germany. It can be found as: Thölen, Tholén or Thölén. Click here for further potential spellings of Tholen.

How Common Is The Last Name Tholen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,322nd most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,373,195 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Tholen reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 17 people.

The last name Tholen is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 2,778 people, or 1 in 28,980. In Germany Tholen is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 49 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent are found and Bremen, where 6 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found.

Tholen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tholen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tholen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tholen surname are 18.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Tholen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $46,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $56,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thölen94225/
Tholén94210/
Thoelen921,486/
Thoolen92421/
Thoulen9210/
Tholeen921/
Thollen921/
Thohlen921/
Tolen913,268/
Tholn911/
Thölén8916/
Thoulien861/
Thotleng861/
Thelen8320,340/
Toelen83722/
Tholin83713/
Thalen83558/
Toleng83416/
Toolen83314/
Tollen83271/
Tohlen83113/
Tolaen8322/
Tehlen8320/
Toleen8317/
Tolent8313/
Tolien8312/
Tolend836/
Thélen835/
Toloen834/
Toëlen834/
Totlen832/
Toulen831/
Toln802/
Theelen771,404/
Theulen77294/
Tolleng77130/
Thollin77104/
Thalien7759/
Tooleng7746/
Theleen7742/
Tolienė7742/
Thoelin7723/
Thollén7723/
Tuollen7710/
Toulien776/
Thalhen772/
Tollent771/
Touleng771/
Thoilin771/
Tahalen771/
Thelien771/
Thotlin771/
Totleng771/
Toileng771/
Thoulin770/
Thallen770/
Tolin735,061/
Telen732,623/
Tolem732,519/
Talen731,430/
Tolén7323/
Tolne7310/
Tölen7310/
Tolyn735/
Tolín732/
Toiln731/
Tolnø731/
Tolenova71380/
Thoulion7148/
Thalleen7117/
Thuilien711/
Toling673,613/
Thelin672,835/
Tolina671,880/
Talaen671,584/
Tollin67933/
Talent67755/
Tallen67684/
Taleng67527/
Taleen67524/
Thalin67388/
Taloen67350/
Teelen67337/
Toolin67293/
Thalén67275/
Talien67156/
Thélin67120/
Tollén6789/
Telien6765/
Thelén6756/
Thölin6743/
Tahlyn6743/
Taulen6742/
Tohlem6740/
Toulin6737/
Tahlin6737/
Tollem6733/
Teulen6719/
Taalen6719/
Teleen6712/
Toilem6711/
Toslin6710/
Talend679/
Toulem679/
Taelen678/
Tolyna677/
Tahlén676/
Tolind675/
Tolhyn675/
Toolem674/
Tollne673/
Toglin672/
Tohlin672/
Teloen672/
Toilin671/
Tolnnd671/
Tholim671/
Taslen671/
Tollèn671/
Tojlin671/
Tuilen671/
Tolgin671/
Tohleheng671/
Tolion670/
Totlin670/
Tolisn670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tholen
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