Thiao Surname

26,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Thiao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thiao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal19,5121:747101
Mali1,0331:16,427669
Burkina Faso1061:173,1334,089
France121:5,535,227269,324
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Thiao (155) may also be a first name.

Thiao Last Name Facts

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

Thiao (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﺎﻭ) is most common in Senegal. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiao? popularity and diffusion

Thiao is the 26,011th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 352,260 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thiao reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Thiao is also the 738,219th most common first name on earth, borne by 155 people.

Thiao is most widespread in Senegal, where it is carried by 19,512 people, or 1 in 747. In Senegal it is most numerous in: Thiès Region, where 40 percent are found, Diourbel Region, where 24 percent are found and Dakar Region, where 18 percent are found. Beside Senegal it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 5 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiaho9122/
Thiaou913/
Thihao911/
Thiaoo911/
Tiao891,841/
Thiahoo831/
Thiaoop831/
Thoijao831/
Thiahou831/
Tiaho804,968/
Tjhao8037/
Thioa8019/
Tjiao8013/
Tiaou8010/
Tihao806/
Tia'o804/
Tehao803/
Thioo802/
Tiaao801/
Tiajio73174/
Teahio7318/
Tiahou737/
Taiyao733/
Tiaoua733/
Tihaou732/
Tojiao731/
Tehaou731/
Thihoa731/
Tjao67420/
Teao67374/
Tioo6732/
Tiahoua6723/
Thaiyoo679/
Tyao674/
Tioa674/
Tihaiya674/
Taijiao672/
Tiejiao671/
Tijauoi671/
Tijjaou671/
Tiahouo671/
Tayiaou671/
Taiyaou671/
Tihahod671/

Thiao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thiao in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﺎﻭtyaw-

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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 Thiao
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