Thiour Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Thiour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thiour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal451:323,9851,734
France11:66,422,722504,397

Thiour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thiour is held by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thiour.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiour? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Thiour live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 323,985. In Senegal it is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 93 percent live, Ziguinchor Region, where 4 percent live and Matam Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Senegal it exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiour91646/
Thiur912/
Thieur834/
Tiouro831/
Thuior831/
Tiur80109/
Tehoure7715/
Tieoure773/
Thihoor771/
Tahieur771/
Tyhor73205/
Tihor73140/
Tjour73106/
Tijor7379/
Tyour7318/
Tiurt7313/
Toyur739/
Tehur736/
Teior734/
Tojur733/
Taior732/
Tiure731/
Tuior731/
Tihur731/
Tijur731/
Thyur731/
Tiehoure717/
Teehor6781/
Teoure6731/
Taiyur675/
Tehhur674/
Tojhor673/
Toiure673/
Toyour672/
Tahjor671/
Teijor671/
Tyohur671/
Tijure671/
Theorz670/
Tayhor670/

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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 Thiour
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