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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Thunnissen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 893,754th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. Thunnissen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Thunnissen reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 59,672. In The Netherlands Thunnissen is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 29 percent live, North Holland, where 22 percent live and South Holland, where 19 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname exists 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 over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thunnissen last name expanded 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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  • 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 Thunnissen
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