Thiong'o Surname
Approximately 8,045 people bear this surname
Thiong'o Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,032 | 1:5,749 | 795 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Thiong'o (1,854) may also be a first name.
Thiong'o Demographics
Thiong'o Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Thiong'o Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thiong'o Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thiong'o is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thiong'o.
How Common Is The Last Name Thiong'o? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 62,405th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 905,848 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thiong'o reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Thiong'o is also the 176,950th most widely held first name globally It is held by 1,854 people.
The last name Thiong'o is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 8,032 people, or 1 in 5,749. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 24 percent live, Nairobi County, where 17 percent live and Muranga County, where 16 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Thiong'o Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Thiong'o last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiong'oh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Thiongo | 93 | 4,852 | / |
| Thion'go | 88 | 4 | / |
| Thiongho | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thi'ongo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thiongoh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tiongo | 86 | 338 | / |
| Thiogo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thoyiongo | 82 | 22 | / |
| Thionghou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Thionga | 80 | 527 | / |
| Thiango | 80 | 14 | / |
| Tiongoi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Tionggo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tiongho | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tioncgo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiongou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiogo | 77 | 1,003 | / |
| Thiangho | 75 | 135 | / |
| Thiangou | 75 | 60 | / |
| Tionghoy | 75 | 56 | / |
| Tihoungo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thianghou | 71 | 529 | / |
| Tionga | 71 | 289 | / |
| Tiango | 71 | 117 | / |
| Tyongo | 71 | 75 | / |
| Tiogho | 71 | 55 | / |
| Dtiogo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Tieogo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tiogoh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tihogo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tiogou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Theogo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thioga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tiang'a | 67 | 57 | / |
| Tjonggo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Thianga | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tihougo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tayongo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thiagoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tyongoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiangho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tianggo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiogoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyongho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyoongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyonngo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiangoo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Thiong'o
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