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Worldwide, Tiyo (Tiyo , Tío , Thius ) is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently female forename. The forename Tiyo is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely girly name, Ethiopia, where it is a rare masculine name, and South Africa, where it is a rare largely masculine, but seldom female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Indonesia, Ethiopia, and India. Also, Tiyo is the last name as well as the forename.
Tiyo is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tío Sarvaor (Salvador) , the operatic character in the opera La vida breve by Manuel de Falla; Salud's uncle) and Tío Arthur .