Thonissen Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Aruba

Thonissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thonissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
Aruba141:7,3911,045
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

The alternate forms: Thönissen (199) are calculated separately.

Thonissen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thonissen is found most in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms: Thönissen. Click here for further possible spellings of Thonissen.

How Common Is The Last Name Thonissen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,055,483rd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Thonissen reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Thonissen is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 111,618. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Belgium Thonissen occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 42 percent reside and Aruba, where 6 percent reside.

Thonissen Last Name Statistics demography

Thonissen earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.44% less than the national average, earning R 167,688 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 Thonissen
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