Thönnessen Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Thönnessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thönnessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5531:145,57917,539
Austria291:293,63633,260
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179

Thönnessen Last Name Facts

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

Thönnessen is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Thönnessen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thönnessen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thönnessen is the 546,286th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. Thönnessen occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Thönnessen reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 553 people, or 1 in 145,579. In Germany Thönnessen is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent live, Hamburg, where 4 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 5 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

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