Itighe Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Itighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Itighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Itighe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Itighe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Itighe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Itighe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Itighe is the 2,808,717th most numerous last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. Itighe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Itighe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Itighe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Itighe is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 91 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found and Rivers, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hitighe921/
Itige9187/
Itiyeghe861/
Etighe83266/
Gitige83155/
Itigha83132/
Itughe8311/
Itiger839/
Hitige835/
Ittige834/
Iteghe832/
Itiege832/
Utighe832/
Itaghe831/
Itigie831/
Itejinghe8016/
Yiteinghe801/
Githige77350/
Eteighe7712/
Istiger774/
Ityeghe774/
Etieghe774/
Hithige771/
Itygher771/
Ityoghe771/
Ettighe771/
Itigi73144/
Itiga7372/
Etige7358/
Itege7339/
Ituge7336/
Itigy7315/
Aiteghie711/
Itiyager711/
Githaige711/
Iteger67928/
Ittigi6752/
Iteghi6741/
Ethige6721/
Itegie6718/
Gitigi6715/
Utughe6710/
Etigha678/
Ityege674/
Eteghe674/
Ithiga674/
Etighi673/
Itigoi671/
Etiger671/
Ettige671/
Itiggi671/
Etaghe671/

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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 Itighe
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