Thiong'o Surname

62,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thiong'o Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thiong'o Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,0321:5,749795
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Thiong'o (1,854) may also be a first name.

Thiong'o Last Name Facts

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

Thiong'o is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Thiong'o click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiong'o? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 62,405th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 905,848 people. The last name Thiong'o is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thiong'o are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 176,950th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,854 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,032 people, or 1 in 5,749. In Kenya Thiong'o is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 24 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside and Muranga County, where 16 percent reside. Other than Kenya Thiong'o occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Thiong'o Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Thiong'o last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiong'oh941/
Thiongo934,852/
Thion'go884/
Thiongho881/
Thi'ongo881/
Thiongoh881/
Tiongo86338/
Thiogo861/
Thoyiongo8222/
Thionghou821/
Thionga80527/
Thiango8014/
Tiongoi809/
Tionggo802/
Tiongho802/
Tioncgo801/
Tiongou801/
Tiogo771,003/
Thiangho75135/
Thiangou7560/
Tionghoy7556/
Tihoungo751/
Thianghou71529/
Tionga71289/
Tiango71117/
Tyongo7175/
Tiogho7155/
Dtiogo7118/
Tieogo715/
Tiogoh714/
Tihogo713/
Tiogou712/
Theogo711/
Thioga711/
Teongo711/
Tiang'a6757/
Tjonggo6721/
Thianga6711/
Tihougo674/
Tayongo673/
Thiagoo673/
Tyongoi671/
Tiangou671/
Tiangho671/
Tianggo671/
Tiogoup671/
Toyongo671/
Tyongho671/
Tyoongo671/
Tyonngo671/
Tiangoo671/

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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'o
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