Thunnissen Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Thunnissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thunnissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2831:59,67210,273
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Thünnissen (15) are calculated separately.

Thunnissen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thunnissen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Thünnissen. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thunnissen? popularity and diffusion

Thunnissen is the 893,754th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Thunnissen is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Thunnissen reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Thunnissen is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 59,672. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 29 percent live, North Holland, where 22 percent live and South Holland, where 19 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Thunnissen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thunnissen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thunnissen surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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