Tijssen Surname

152,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Tijssen Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Son of Tijs or Matthias.

Tijssen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,6981:6,259691
Belgium561:205,29726,724
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Suriname41:138,1547,029
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malta11:430,2723,380
France11:66,422,722504,397

Tijssen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Son of Tijs or Matthias.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Tijssen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tijssen occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tijssen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 152,649th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,528,642 people. Tijssen occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Tijssen live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,698 people, or 1 in 6,259. In The Netherlands Tijssen is most common in: Gelderland, where 30 percent live, North Brabant, where 18 percent live and South Holland, where 16 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Tijssen is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Tijssen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tijssen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 231.36% more than the national average, earning R 787,428 per year and in Canada they earn 49.49% more than the national average, earning $74,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thijssen937,905/
Teijssen9328/
Tissen924,335/
Tijsen92554/
Theijssen88187/
Thijjssen881/
Thuijssen881/
Thissen865,221/
Tiessen861,970/
Thijsen86898/
Tissent86171/
Teijsen8650/
Tissaen8617/
Tijshen8614/
Teissen863/
Toissen861/
Tisseng861/
Tisen83271/
Thiessen8020,225/
Theissen803,385/
Thaissen8011/
Theijsen8010/
Teuissen802/
Thijseen801/
Teissien800/
Tyssen77787/
Tessen77514/
Tisson77368/
Tiosen77329/
Teisen77270/
Tiesen77177/
Thisen77151/
Tissan7785/
Taisen7777/
Tissem7751/
Toisen7738/
Tissin7718/
Tihsen7714/
Tishen779/
Tejsen777/
Tuisen774/
Tisien771/
Tiseng771/
Tiszen770/
Tisuen770/
Thijssing7561/
Theuissen751/
Tishousen750/
Theisseng750/
Theisen7118,986/
Thiesen717,905/
Thyssen714,504/
Tieszen71636/
Thaisen71492/
Tissink71378/
Teessen71356/
Tissing71343/
Thessen71329/
Tissone71310/
Tissong71227/
Tejasen7199/
Tyssaen7162/
Tiessan7158/
Teisson7157/
Thøisen7151/
Tessien7150/
Taisson7144/
Tesasen7141/
Taiseen7139/
Tuisson7139/
Teyssen7137/
Tissang7134/
Toisent7129/
Thejsen7127/
Tuisaen7124/
Tissina7116/
Tiesson7114/
Toiseng7111/
Thisson719/
Tissint719/
Titseng717/
Tysseng716/
Toissin716/
Thiseen714/
Tidåsen714/
Toussen714/
Tischen713/
Taussen713/
Thoisen713/
Thuisen713/
Toisson712/
Tissoun712/
Taiseng712/
Tisheen711/
Taissin711/
Taiesen711/
Tayssen711/
Taishen711/
Thishen711/
Tission711/
Thihsen711/
Théssen711/
Tuessen711/
Tiszeng711/
Teishen711/
Tijason711/
Tajasen711/
Teisien711/
Thissan710/
Thtisen710/
Tison6712,193/
Tesen672,775/
Toyisson67842/
Thiesson67408/
Tissingh67286/
Tisan67239/
Tißen67228/
Ticen67214/
Tysen67209/
Theyssen67206/
Thaisaen67188/
Tisin67161/
Thieszen67132/
Theessen67119/
Toussent6757/
Tizen6749/
Theussen6745/
Teitsson6743/
Thaiseen6737/
Thayssen6733/
Theihsen6728/
Tisén6724/
Thieshen6723/
Titschen6714/
Tuisieng6714/
Teissing6710/
Taissoun6710/
Theisson678/
Toyissan677/
Toyissin677/
Theisjen675/
Thiessan674/
Tishchen674/
Thiehsen673/
Thuessen673/
Tajuseen673/
Thiessin672/
Theissan672/
Taihseen672/
Taussent672/
Thijisin672/
Tjsin671/
Tuissant671/
Theiszen671/
Thisieng671/
Tajussin671/
Thiiesen671/
Thiossin671/
Tésen671/
Tysoysen671/
Tessenne671/
Taehssen671/
Tisón671/
Tissonne671/
Thissina671/
Thaissem671/
Thissing670/
Thoessen670/
Theissin670/

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