Thieye Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Thieye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 112 | 1:130,173 | 1,180 |
| Mauritania | 34 | 1:120,437 | 7,101 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
The alternate forms: Thiéye (22) & Thièye (1) are calculated separately.
Thieye (14) may also be a first name.
Thieye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thieye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thieye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻲ) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It may also be found as: Thiéye or Thièye. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thieye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,447,279th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Thieye occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Thieye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Thieye is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most widespread in Senegal, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 130,173. In Senegal it is most common in: Louga Region, where 50 percent live, Diourbel Region, where 47 percent live and Saint Louis Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Senegal this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 23 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thieye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thieye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻲ | ty | 61.9 |
| ﺗﻴﻲ | tyy | 23.81 |
| ﺟﻲ | jy | 4.76 |
| ﺗﻴﻪ | tyh | 4.76 |
| ﺍﺗﻲ | aty | 4.76 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Thieye
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