Tige Surname

138,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tige Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Tadhg (poet).

Tige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,9441:7,055874
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
France421:1,581,493147,826
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Solomon Islands301:19,3343,744
India291:26,450,530346,896
Panama201:195,6135,661
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Haiti131:821,83911,267
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Tigé (5) are calculated separately.

Tige (2,166) may also be a first name.

Tige Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Tadhg (poet).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tige Last Name Facts

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

Tige (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺞ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Tigé. For other possible spellings of Tige click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tige? popularity and diffusion

It is the 138,321st most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,252,719 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Tige are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Tige is also the 161,115th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 2,166 people.

The surname Tige is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,944 people, or 1 in 7,055. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 90 percent live, North Region, where 5 percent live and Centre Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Tige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tige has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tige last name rose 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tige Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tige last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Tige earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.55% less than the national average, earning $18,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tigé925/
Tiger8919,683/
Tighe8914,756/
Teige891,326/
Thige89833/
Tiges89155/
Taige8986/
Tisge8965/
Tiget8945/
Tiege8940/
Tigeh8932/
Tigge8921/
Tikge8921/
Tigie8913/
Tigey898/
Tigee895/
Tihge892/
Tijge892/
Tiged891/
Tizge891/
Tioge891/
Tuige890/
Tigest8033,166/
Tigges804,878/
Teitge80668/
Taiger80280/
Tigger80263/
Theige80182/
Tigheh80136/
Teiger80102/
Taiget8091/
Toiger8089/
Tigier8084/
Tigues8066/
Tiguep8026/
Tigett8024/
Teighe8020/
Tigueh8020/
Thighe8016/
Tiguey8012/
Teidge8011/
Tigeer808/
Tiggee807/
Tiyege807/
Tieghe805/
Tiguer805/
Tiggie804/
Thiege804/
Tisgie804/
Tigerr803/
Thigeh803/
Tigget802/
Tainge802/
Tioghe802/
Tiguet802/
Tiguez802/
Teigeh801/
Tiyage801/
Thigge801/
Tiegie801/
Teiges801/
Thikge801/
Tighei801/
Tighie801/
Tiegeh801/
Tiegge801/
Tihgie801/
Tisgye801/
Teiget801/
Tigieh801/
Taigey800/
Toidge800/
Tighee800/
Tighge800/
Thitge800/
Taighe800/
Tidger800/
Tice7514,635/
Tize7510,021/
Tiga759,765/
Tage753,814/
Tigi751,754/
Tije751,711/
Tise751,133/
Tege751,073/
Tuge75748/
Täge75124/
Tyge7571/
Tüge751/
Tiggett73141/
Theiges7321/
Ticguey7315/
Teiygge734/
Thieghe734/
Teisges733/
Tiyagee731/
Thigges731/
Tigueit731/
Teingeh731/
Toiguep731/
Thigheu731/
Tighech731/
Tiegheu731/
Tieghie731/
Tigiest731/
Thaiged731/
Thaiger731/
Tiggets730/
Teigher730/
Theitge730/
Teiedge730/
Theiger730/
Thighes730/
Tigga6760,109/
Tizhe678,281/
Taiga675,771/
Tikhe674,495/
Thage673,452/
Tigay672,192/
Tigai672,110/
Tadge672,043/
Tizie672,005/
Tigha671,439/
Tesge671,288/
Tegge671,257/
Tatge67946/
Tigui67941/
Täger67835/
Teage67702/
Tagge67653/
Teiga67628/
Teise67522/
Tighi67516/
Tiser67504/
Tigoy67481/
Theisges67453/
Teege67427/
Tiche67406/
Thege67381/
Tijer67379/
Taise67294/
Tigoi67283/
Teger67277/
Tigyi67277/
Thise67214/
Tiggi67213/
Toise67213/
Taigi67194/
Tieze67189/
Tisei67182/
Tizer67178/
Tigis67178/
Thuge67171/
Tiseh67170/
Touge67161/
Tegeh67161/
Tiset67159/
Teges67148/
Tiega67128/
Taize67114/
Tigiz67110/
Thyge67107/
Tizze67106/
Ticey67102/
Tyghe6785/
Tauge6783/
Tizeu6775/
Toiga6770/
Tuege6767/
Tihze6761/
Tegep6757/
Tisea6757/
Tidje6755/
Tegez6755/
Teghe6749/
Tighy6745/
Tagea6745/
Teyge6745/
Tiezi6741/
Ttije6739/
Tedge6739/
Tizei6739/
Tügge6735/
Teget6734/
Tazie6733/
Tiseu6733/
Tigér6733/
Teize6729/
Thize6727/
Tikga6726/
Tuise6726/
Tised6724/
Tüger6724/
Tiese6723/
Toize6720/
Teije6719/
Tuize6719/
Tugge6718/
Tuigi6716/
Tizez6716/
Teuge6715/
Tugie6714/
Tijje6714/
Tagee6714/
Tughe6714/
Tejge6714/
Tihga6714/
Tegey6713/
Teigi6713/
Thigi6713/
Tigit6713/
Tehge6713/
Tezie6712/
Tijet6712/
Tieza6711/
Tugeh6710/
Tisje6710/
Tigaa678/
Tizes678/
Tetge677/
Tisie676/
Taigy676/
Tyoge676/
Tioze676/
Tugey676/
Tizey675/
Tekge675/
Tesie675/
Taije675/
Tyzie675/
Tises674/
Tagey674/
Tiguy674/
Tisee674/
Tisce673/
Tisep673/
Tegea673/
Tegee673/
Tuiga673/
Tuuge673/
Tiogi673/
Tegie673/
Téger673/
Tijee672/
Uantioge672/
Tizee672/
Tizje672/
Ttiga671/
Dhtainge671/
Tecge671/
Titce671/
Tigiy671/
Tajge671/
Taage671/
Theisger671/
Htice671/
Tügej671/
Toigi671/
Tigip671/
Tiesy671/
Tigueher671/
Tiguá671/
Tijes671/
Thiyages671/
Tized671/
Tihse671/
Tijhe671/
Tukge671/
Tikgy671/
Ticei671/
Thaiguey671/
Tygie670/

Tige Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tige in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﺞaltj-

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