Tigbi Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Tigbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Benin41:2,583,90073,293

Tigbi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tigbi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigbi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tigbi is the 2,273,756th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Tigbi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Tigbi are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Tigbi is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Tigbi is primarily found in: Delta, where 78 percent live, Edo, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent live and Benin, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tighbit8320/
Tigui80941/
Tigba80143/
Tigbe8055/
Tegbi8024/
Tigwi801/
Tugbi801/
Tigby801/
Tiegbe73560/
Taigba73223/
Toigbe7371/
Tiogbe7344/
Toigui7311/
Tiggui7311/
Tigbay7310/
Ticgui739/
Taigui737/
Tiegba736/
Teigba732/
Teigui732/
Tugbie731/
Tegbio731/
Tughbi731/
Tigwii731/
Tiguoi731/
Tigbeu731/
Ti'gui731/
Tegbie731/
Htigui731/
Tugboi731/
Teghbit676/
Taiguai673/
Tyogbhi672/
Taigwai671/
Tiegbeu671/
Tegbish671/
Toiggbe671/
Taingbe671/
Teigbee671/
Tiegbeh671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tigbi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis