Thölen Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thölen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thölen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2041:394,63536,643
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Tholen (5,307), Thölén (16) & Tholén (210) are calculated separately.

Thölen Last Name Facts

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

Thölen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Tholen, Thölén or Tholén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thölen? popularity and diffusion

Thölen is the 1,092,155th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Thölen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thölen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Thölen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 394,635. In Germany Thölen is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 31 percent live and Bremen, where 19 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 9 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tholen945,307/
Thölén9416/
Tölen9110/
Tholén89210/
Thelen8320,340/
Thalen83558/
Tohlen83113/
Thölin8343/
Tehlen8320/
Thélen835/
Thoelen771,486/
Theelen771,404/
Theulen77294/
Thalien7759/
Theleen7742/
Thöling772/
Thelien771/
Tahalen771/
Thollen771/
Tholeen771/
Thohlen771/
Thallen770/
Tolen733,268/
Telen732,623/
Talen731,430/
Tholn731/
Thalleen7117/
Thuilien711/
Thelin672,835/
Talaen671,584/
Toelen67722/
Tholin67713/
Tallen67684/
Taleen67524/
Thalin67388/
Taloen67350/
Teelen67337/
Thalén67275/
Tollen67271/
Talien67156/
Thélin67120/
Telien6765/
Thelén6756/
Tahlyn6743/
Tahlin6737/
Tolaen6722/
Taalen6719/
Teulen6719/
Toleen6717/
Teleen6712/
Tolien6712/
Taelen678/
Tahlén676/
Toloen674/
Toëlen674/
Tohlin672/
Teloen672/
Tuilen671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Thölen
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