Thierno Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Thierno Surname User-submission:

In the Peul dialect it means 'the person who believes in God'.

Thierno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1251:32,7592,668
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
England41:13,929,515290,718
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Thierno (307,931) may also be a first name.

Thierno Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the Peul dialect it means 'the person who believes in God'.

- eprah

Thierno Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thierno (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﺮﻧﻮ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thierno? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Thierno reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Thierno is also the 3,385th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 307,931 people.

Thierno is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 32,759. In Mauritania Thierno is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 31 percent are found, Gorgol Region, where 18 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 13 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found.

Thierno Last Name Statistics demography

Thierno earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning $30,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiernou937/
Tierno923,578/
Therno9217/
Thirno926/
Thieirnou881/
Thernot8666/
Theirno8615/
Thernou869/
Thierna869/
Tijerno867/
Tiernoy861/
Thirnou861/
Tierrno861/
Terno83773/
Tirno8313/
Thiernau808/
Thernous804/
Tijernos803/
Thernois801/
Tirngo7710,786/
Terngo772,910/
Ternoy77356/
Tierna7759/
Ternot7750/
Tearno7741/
Ternoz7734/
Ternos7730/
Tirnou775/
Thirna774/
Tiorno774/
Ternou773/
Therna772/
Ternoi772/
Teirno771/
Tirnoo771/
Tyerno771/
Tirrno771/
Tehernous751/
Ternois71667/
Ternoot7160/
Tijerna7133/
Ternous714/
Theirna712/
Thièrna712/
Thernad711/
Teyrnou711/
Teirnou711/
Therrna711/
Tiernat711/
Tiernas710/
Terna678,989/
Tirna67172/
Ternouth6786/
Therneau6759/
Tärno6747/
Terño677/
Tijeirna676/
Terengno674/
Thernaux672/
Ternoist672/
Tijirnou671/
Tijerrna671/
Ternoiss670/

Thierno Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thierno in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﺮﻧﻮtyrnw80.34
ﺗﺮﻧﻮtrnw5.77
ﺍﺗﻴﺮﻧﻮatyrnw4.49
ﺗﻴﺮﻥtyrn4.27
ﺍﺗﻴﻴﺮﻧﻮatyyrnw0.64
ﺗﻴﻴﺮﻧﻮtyyrnw0.64
ﺷﻴﺮﻧﻮshyrnw0.43
ﺍﺗﻴﺮﻥatyrn0.43
ﺃﺗﻴﺮﻧﻮatyrnw0.43
ﺍﺗﺸﺮﻧﻮatshrnw0.21
ﺗﺮﻭﻧﻮtrwnw0.21
ﺍﺗﻴﻮﺭﻧﻮatywrnw0.21
ﺍﺗﺮﻧﻮatrnw0.21
ﺗﻴﺮﻧﻪtyrnh0.21
ﺃﺗﻴﺮﻧﻰatyrny0.21
ﺟﻴﺮﻧﻮjyrnw0.21
ﺍﻟﺘﻴﺮﻧﻮaltyrnw0.21
ﺍﺗﺸﻴﺮﻧﻮatshyrnw0.21

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