Thommessen Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thommessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thommessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1441:35,7105,059
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Thommessen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thommessen is found most frequently in Norway. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thommessen.

How Common Is The Last Name Thommessen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,028,911th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Thommessen are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 35,710. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 2 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 1 percent reside. Barring Norway Thommessen occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.

Thommessen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thommessen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thommessen surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thommessen Last Name Statistics demography

Thommessen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 50.36% more than the national average, earning 520,364 kr per year.

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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
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  • 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 Thommessen
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