Thomassen Surname

37,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Thomassen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thomassen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway6,1091:84264
Netherlands2,7781:6,079666
Denmark2,3111:2,443187
United States8761:413,76635,960
Belgium4831:23,8033,750
Germany2921:275,70429,076
Faroe Islands1901:25840
Sweden1841:53,5154,137
New Zealand1331:34,0485,884
Greenland1201:47079
Brazil1181:1,814,18958,634
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Canada921:400,49635,373
England791:705,29239,851
France331:2,012,810168,616
Chile271:652,46215,367
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Finland71:785,24338,644
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Wales51:618,90625,852
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Thomassen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thomassen is most common in Norway. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thomassen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 37,338th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 516,847 people. The surname Thomassen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Thomassen are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 6,109 people, or 1 in 842. In Norway Thomassen is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 35 percent live, Northern Norway, where 29 percent live and Western Norway, where 21 percent live. Besides Norway this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 20 percent live and Denmark, where 16 percent live.

Thomassen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thomassen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thomassen surname grew 1,095 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thomassen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Thomassen surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Thomassen surname are 16.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Thomassen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning 331,351 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.21% less than the national average, earning R 187,224 per year; in United States they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $50,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $49,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thommassen9593/
Thomasssen956/
Thomasen942,811/
Tomassen941,196/
Thomasson8912,142/
Thomassin895,518/
Thomadsen8998/
Thomessen8956/
Thommasen8925/
Tommassen8921/
Thomahsen8916/
Thomassem896/
Thomassan894/
Thomasend893/
Thomaseen891/
Thomasosn890/
Tomasen8840/
Thomashausen863/
Thomassenová861/
Thommessen84245/
Thommasson8437/
Thoomaszen8426/
Thomassint8426/
Thomassohn8413/
Thomassone843/
Thomaasson841/
Thomascien841/
Thommasaen841/
Thomason8231,507/
Tomasson82935/
Thomaßen82201/
Thomesen82135/
Thomasin8279/
Tomassin8231/
Thomasan8228/
Tomashen829/
Thamasen826/
Thomasén822/
Thomosen821/
Thommaisson801/
Tomassone78612/
Thommesen78554/
Thammasen78116/
Thomasong7835/
Thommason7824/
Toumasson7818/
Toomasson7815/
Thomassim7814/
Tomassion789/
Tommasson783/
Thomassom782/
Thomosson782/
Thommaßen782/
Thhomason781/
Tomassina781/
Themasson781/
Thomaison781/
Thomasonh781/
Thomatson781/
Tahmasien781/
Tahmassin781/
Thomaisin781/
Thommasan781/
Thomasion780/
Thomessan780/
Thoomason780/
Tomasin753,362/
Tomason75231/
Tomesen75189/
Tomacen7555/
Tamasen7542/
Tomasan7533/
Tomašen7511/
Tomasén754/
Tomasem753/
Tomosen751/
Tomasín751/
Thammasaen7474/
Thammaseng7453/
Thommasang7430/
Tommassone744/
Thommasone743/
Thomashahn741/
D'Thomason741/
Tommassina740/
Tomasone711,055/
Tommasin71961/
Tómasson71456/
Tomasian71307/
Thomazon71222/
Thomoson7165/
Tomashin7146/
Tommason7135/
Tomasong7123/
Tammasen7123/
Tomashyn7122/
Tomascin7120/
Thamasan7118/
Thomaßin718/
Thamason717/
Tomhason714/
Thomeßen714/
Tomaszon714/
Tommesen713/
Themasan712/
Thomasim712/
Tomaszyn712/
Tommasan712/
Tomasing711/
Tomassim711/
Tomatson711/
Tahmasan711/
Thomosan711/
Temessen711/
Tomasane711/
Tomashan711/
Tomasion711/
Tomaszan711/
Thomacin711/
Tomashon711/
Tohmasem711/
Thamasin711/
Thammassing701/
Thammasan67585/
Tommasone67526/
Thammason67393/
Thammasin67118/
Toumasian6734/
Tomashyna6728/
Toomasian6727/
Thotmoson6722/
Thommeßen6720/
Tomossone6717/
Thamasian6717/
Tomashina6714/
Thamasane678/
Toumasion676/
Themmesen675/
Tomaschin675/
Tamassang674/
Thomosian672/
Thamashan672/
Thaemasan671/
Tómmasson671/
Thomesion671/
Tomossing671/
Tomasaune671/
Tommasong671/
Toummasin671/
Thamasann671/
Thamasoon671/
Tammaseng671/
Thommoson670/

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