Thygesen Surname

93,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Thygesen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thygesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3,8781:1,45689
United States4351:833,23963,771
Norway3081:16,6962,043
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Australia791:341,71828,950
Greenland491:1,151161
England251:2,228,72284,230
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Thygesen Last Name Facts

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

Thygesen is most common in Denmark. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thygesen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,389th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,426,134 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Thygesen live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

Thygesen is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is borne by 3,878 people, or 1 in 1,456. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 27 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 27 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 25 percent reside. Besides Denmark this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Thygesen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thygesen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Thygesen surname expanded 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thygesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thygesen surname are 4.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thygesen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.59% more than the national average, earning 424,262 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.21% more than the national average, earning R 340,320 per year; in United States they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $45,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $53,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thygessen946/
Tygesen93586/
Thygeson88184/
Thygejen881/
Taygesen881/
Thygesson8238/
Tygesén8012/
Tygeson808/
Tyogeen806/
Thesein801/
Thigeen801/
Tygisen801/
Tychesen7524/
Tygesson7520/
Thiesesn751/
Thigeson751/
Theseing751/
Thygezon750/
Toygeson750/
Tesene7179/
Thisessen712/
Teseun711/
Theagesan711/
Tesein711/
Tesean711/
Tezesen6713/
Tegasen6712/
Tegegen6712/
Tegehen671/
Thejene671/
Tigosen671/
Theghen671/
Thigene671/
Thiggesson670/
Theseissen670/
Thighen670/

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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 Thygesen
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