Taghiya Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Taghiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Taghiya (212) may also be a first name.
Taghiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taghiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taghiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻴﻪ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taghiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Taghiya are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 620,917th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 212 people.
The surname Taghiya is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania Taghiya is most common in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taghiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taghiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻴﻪ | altqyh | 50.57 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻴﺔ | altqyt | 33.33 |
| ﺗﻘﻴﻪ | tqyh | 6.9 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻲ | altqy | 4.6 |
| ﺗﻘﻴﺔ | tqyt | 3.45 |
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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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- 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 Taghiya
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