Tiganga Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Tiganga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 89 | 1:438,644 | 26,475 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tiganga (23) may also be a first name.
Tiganga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tiganga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tiganga is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tiganga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tiganga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,374,607th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tiganga are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent given name globally, held by 23 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 438,644. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kyenjojo District, where 63 percent live, Hoima District, where 18 percent live and Kibaale District, where 13 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigangay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tigaanga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tigana | 92 | 9,490 | / |
| Tigaga | 92 | 90 | / |
| Tiggangay | 88 | 249 | / |
| Thigannga | 88 | 2 | / |
| Teigaga | 86 | 491 | / |
| Tiganas | 86 | 420 | / |
| Taigana | 86 | 20 | / |
| Tiganna | 86 | 16 | / |
| Tuigana | 86 | 10 | / |
| Tiganea | 86 | 10 | / |
| Tiogana | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tighana | 86 | 5 | / |
| Thigana | 86 | 5 | / |
| Teganga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tiogaga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tigaina | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taingana | 80 | 30 | / |
| Tiganeas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Teingana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tigano | 77 | 303 | / |
| Tegana | 77 | 67 | / |
| Tiganá | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tegaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tigoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teanganga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tiganos | 71 | 12 | / |
| Teganha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thygana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tegange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taigago | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tegaana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thegana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tegongna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tegangno | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tegangui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taiganou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tigannos | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tiganga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis