Tilsen Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tilsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Tilsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tilsen is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,364,059th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Tilsen live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States Tilsen is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 56 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Tilsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tilsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tilsen last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tilsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tilsen surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

Tilsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning $39,773 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tielsen921/
Tillsen920/
Thielsen86632/
Tillesen8615/
Tilson835,742/
Tilgen83687/
Tilzen8310/
Tilsin833/
Telsen833/
Tilsan833/
Tylsen831/
Tillessen8082/
Thillesen801/
Tillson771,970/
Thilgen77305/
Tilchen7750/
Thelsen7715/
Tålesen7714/
Tiltgen7714/
Thilson7714/
Tilsane7710/
Thlesen772/
Thilsan771/
Tillsin770/
Tilsing770/
Tuelsen770/
Tillsan770/
Tilsion770/
Thiellesen7535/
Tlcen731/
Thiltgen71272/
Tyllesen7183/
Tilleson7170/
Tellesen7147/
Tellåsen719/
Thillson715/
Thilsong712/
Thlessen711/
Thuelsen711/
Thiljgen711/
Thilshan711/
Telson672,061/
Telgen67485/
Tlegen67370/
Thellesen6750/
Tellessen6732/
Telsem6720/
Telsan677/
Tülgen676/
Tylzen676/
Telsin676/
Thillsson675/
Tylson675/
Teljen673/
Tilzin672/
Tlseem671/
Tilsam671/
Telleseen671/
Tilsom671/
Tiolleson671/
Tiljan671/
Télson671/
Toellesen671/
Tilcan671/
Tillesson670/
Tilxon670/

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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 Tilsen
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