Tillessen Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Tillessen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tillessen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Tillessen Last Name Facts

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

Tillessen is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tillessen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,075,631st most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tillessen reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 1,238,546. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Hamburg, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Germany Tillessen exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 18 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tillesen9415/
Tellessen8932/
Thillesen891/
Tillsen880/
Thiellesen8435/
Thellessen8416/
Tyllesen8283/
Tellesen8247/
Tillosen828/
Thlessen821/
Tillisen820/
Tilsen80162/
Thellesen7850/
Thillosen789/
Telleseen781/
Telletsen781/
Toellesen781/
Thillisen780/
Tillein7515/
Tålesen7514/
Thlesen752/
Tielsen751/
Tillsin750/
Tillean750/
Thielsen71632/
Tellåsen719/
Tillisin711/
Tilgen67687/
Tlegen67370/
Tilzen6710/
Tilsin673/
Telsen673/
Tleene671/
Tellechen671/
Tylsen671/

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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 Tillessen
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