Tigania Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tigania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tigania Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tigania is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigania? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Tigania live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Tigania is primarily concentrated in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 80 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 13 percent are found and Romania, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tegania86670/
Tiganea8610/
Tiganya863/
Tiganja861/
Tiganio861/
Tigaanya801/
Teggania801/
Teganya7122/
Tegonia715/
Teganha712/
Tegenia711/
Tuganaiyo631/
Tugenio5795/
Teganho578/
Tegagno572/
Tegangno534/
Teigoenyo501/

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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
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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 Tigania
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