Thiong Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Thiong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thiong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal1071:136,2561,206
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Sudan251:456,603797
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Thiong (566) may also be a first name.

Thiong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thiong is held by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 975,866th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. Thiong occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Thiong are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Thiong is also the 352,783rd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 566 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Senegal, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 136,256. In Senegal Thiong is primarily concentrated in: Diourbel Region, where 71 percent are found, Fatick Region, where 14 percent are found and Louga Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Senegal this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and South Sudan, where 9 percent are found.

Thiong Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Thiong last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Thiong last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Thiong earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.2% less than the national average, earning $33,138 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiongt921/
Thiongh921/
Tiong9115,874/
Thaiyong8633/
Thiongue865/
Thiohong864/
Thihuong864/
Thiang837,835/
Tjiong831,330/
Tjhong83990/
Tihong8318/
Tijong839/
Theong838/
Tehong835/
Thjong835/
Thyong832/
Tieong832/
Taiong831/
Tgiong831/
Teiong831/
Taijong77446/
Taiyong7774/
Thjiang7726/
Tiosing7725/
Tioseng7710/
Thajong775/
Tehoung774/
Tiehong774/
Tiongue772/
Taihong771/
Thiangh771/
Togiong771/
Tagiong771/
Theoing770/
Tjong735,537/
Tiang733,656/
Teong732,504/
Tyong7311/
Thaiyang71153/
Thiangue7112/
Toijoung712/
Thiasing711/
Tayong675,936/
Tjiang672,380/
Tjhang67697/
Toyong67648/
Tojong67615/
Tuyong67248/
Tehoungue67129/
Tihang67109/
Tajong67101/
T'Jong6745/
Tijang6741/
Thyang6738/
Tehang6726/
Tionck6718/
Tejong674/
Teyong673/
Tujong673/
Tejiongue672/
Thiank672/
Thianc672/
Teehasing671/
Teoong671/
Thiamg671/
Tieang671/
Tionke671/
Tiangh671/
'tjong671/
Tiomgs671/

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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 Thiong
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