Tiganu Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Tiganu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiganu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova4041:8,8151,466
France51:13,284,544357,392
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Tiganu Last Name Facts

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

Tiganu occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiganu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 698,433rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. Tiganu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Tiganu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Tiganu is most frequently used in Moldova, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 8,815. In Moldova it is mostly concentrated in: Anenii Noi District, where 39 percent reside, Cimișlia District, where 33 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Moldova this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Tiganu Last Name Statistics demography

Tiganu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.39% more than the national average, earning $76,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiganus92929/
Taiganou861/
Tiogangu861/
Tuganu8333/
Teganu835/
Tighonu777/
Tigănuș774/
Thuganu771/
Tigănuş771/
Teganou771/
Teganhut711/
Tegenu6710,012/
Teughanou6710/
Teigounou671/
Teegenu621/
Thugenu621/
Tyogongu571/

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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 Tiganu
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