Tietjens Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tietjens Surname User-submission:

This surname is of North German and Frisian origin, meaning 'son of Tietje' or 'descendant of Tietje'. 'Tietje' is a diminutive form of the Germanic personal name Dietrich, which in turn means 'ruler of the people.'

Tietjens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Germany2251:357,80234,452
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Tietjens Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of North German and Frisian origin, meaning 'son of Tietje' or 'descendant of Tietje'. 'Tietje' is a diminutive form of the Germanic personal name Dietrich, which in turn means 'ruler of the people.'

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Tietjens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tietjens is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tietjens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 460,648th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,942,082 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Tietjens are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tietjens is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 1,176,815. In The United States Tietjens is most common in: Missouri, where 24 percent live, Iowa, where 17 percent live and Kansas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent live and New Zealand, where 20 percent live.

Tietjens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tietjens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tietjens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tietjens surname are 35.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.28% registered with the party.

Tietjens earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,409 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiejens931/
Titjens930/
Tietgens88217/
Tiedjens8865/
Tietiens881/
Tiezjens881/
Teitjens880/
Tuijtjens8224/
Tietchens829/
Titgens8046/
Tutjens800/
Tuytjens7512/
Tietgems751/
Teaysens630/
Tutihins502/
Thiesinz500/

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