Thiaw Surname
Approximately 47,915 people bear this surname
Thiaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 46,889 | 1:311 | 57 |
| Mauritania | 411 | 1:9,963 | 1,029 |
| Spain | 157 | 1:297,784 | 17,995 |
| France | 154 | 1:431,316 | 62,491 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Thiaw (154) may also be a first name.
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Thiaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thiaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thiaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﺎﻭ) is more frequently found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thiaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thiaw is the 11,725th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 152,093 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Thiaw reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 740,891st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 154 people.
The surname is most common in Senegal, where it is borne by 46,889 people, or 1 in 311. In Senegal Thiaw is most frequent in: Thiès Region, where 31 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 27 percent reside and Diourbel Region, where 22 percent reside. Beside Senegal this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.
Thiaw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Thiaw last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Thiaw earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 67.42% less than the national average, earning R 77,424 per year and in United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thiaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thiaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻴﺎﻭ | tyaw | 37.04 |
| ﺗﺎﻭ | taw | 25.93 |
| ﺍﺗﻴﺎﻭ | atyaw | 24.69 |
| ﺗﻮ | tw | 2.47 |
| ﺃﺗﻴﺎﻭ | atyaw | 2.47 |
| ﺗﻴﻮ | tyw | 2.47 |
| ﺗﺸﺎﻭ | tshaw | 1.23 |
| ﺷﺎﻭ | shaw | 1.23 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thiaw
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