Tiger Surname

27,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Tiger Surname Definition:

This has been recorded as a synonym of MacEntaggart.

MIF 99*

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Tiger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt11,8671:7,747941
United States2,8321:127,98713,543
Nigeria8251:214,71812,752
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
South Africa6171:87,80810,786
France5261:126,27919,223
Sweden4881:20,1781,679
India3371:2,276,15874,920
Iran1601:479,89128,930
Iraq1311:267,3415,559
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
China1021:13,405,113805
Hungary961:102,2539,849
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Canada741:497,91342,460
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
England651:857,20145,134
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
South Sudan361:317,085679
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Afghanistan201:1,607,65912,727
Finland181:305,37222,464
Israel161:534,85239,210
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

The alternate forms: Tigér (33) are calculated separately.

Tiger (14,082) may also be a first name.

Tiger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This has been recorded as a synonym of MacEntaggart.

MIF 99*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

User-submitted Reference

Tiger in Hebrew has a gimatria of 613, like the taryag mitzvas of Judaism. It comes from the word, tagar, which means 'salesman' in Arabic.

- elirantiger1998

Tiger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tiger (Arabic: نمرا, Hindi: टाइगर, Marathi: तीगेर, Oriya: ଟାଇଗର) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Tigér. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiger? popularity and diffusion

Tiger is the 27,305th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 370,246 people. The last name Tiger occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Tiger reside; 60 percent reside in North Africa and 60 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Tiger is also the 48,428th most widely held forename globally, borne by 14,082 people.

The last name Tiger is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 11,867 people, or 1 in 7,747. Excluding Egypt this surname exists in 95 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Tiger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tiger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tiger last name rose 1,342 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tiger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (69%) in Russia, Muslim (81%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Tiger surname are 13.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tiger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.36% less than the national average, earning 282,542 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,886 per year; in South Africa they earn 32.58% less than the national average, earning R 160,224 per year; in United States they earn 13.49% less than the national average, earning $37,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $55,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tigér9333/
Tigere919,829/
Tigert91861/
Tieger91321/
Taiger91280/
Tigger91263/
Thiger91111/
Teiger91102/
Toiger9189/
Tigier9184/
Tijger919/
Tigeer918/
Tiguer915/
Tigher913/
Tigerr913/
Tigerz913/
Titger910/
Tigerd910/
Tidger910/
Tige893,235/
Tiguert83207/
Tiguere8336/
Tigertt8312/
Tiggert834/
Tiegger834/
Taigere832/
Tiegier831/
Thaiger831/
Teigert831/
Tigiert830/
Teigher830/
Teinger830/
Theiger830/
Tighe8014,756/
Tigre807,883/
Tyger801,374/
Teige801,326/
Tager801,319/
Ticer80958/
Täger80835/
Thige80833/
Tiser80504/
Tijer80379/
Teger80277/
Tizer80178/
Tiges80155/
Tuger80154/
Taige8086/
Tisge8065/
Tiget8045/
Tiege8040/
Tigeh8032/
Tüger8024/
Tigge8021/
Tikge8021/
Tigir8014/
Tigie8013/
Tigey808/
Tigee805/
Téger803/
Tihge802/
Tijge802/
Tiged801/
Tizge801/
Tioge801/
Tuige800/
Thaigerd7736/
Thainger771/
Theisger771/
Teiguere771/
Tigueher771/
Tigest7333,166/
Tigges734,878/
Teitge73668/
Tagger73660/
Teager73487/
Tegere73306/
Tezier73272/
Theige73182/
Taiser73166/
Tigheh73136/
Tyoger73122/
Tauger73102/
Tighir73102/
Taiget7391/
Tayger7387/
Touger7386/
Teiser7375/
Teguer7370/
Tagere7368/
Ticher7367/
Tigues7366/
Tieser7353/
Teeger7350/
Tuizer7349/
Tighre7344/
Tigire7343/
Tugger7340/
Tiseer7340/
Theger7339/
Teizer7338/
Toizer7332/
Tygier7328/
Tegher7326/
Tiguep7326/
Tizier7325/
Tigett7324/
Tegger7324/
Teigre7324/
Tedger7323/
Thäger7322/
Tesier7321/
Teighe7320/
Tigueh7320/
Tadger7319/
Tijert7319/
Tizere7319/
Tesger7318/
Thighe7316/
Tezger7315/
Tiguey7312/
Teidge7311/
Toiser7310/
Tijere739/
Tisere738/
Tueger738/
Thager738/
Tegier738/
Tiggee737/
Toyger736/
Tagerh736/
Toijer736/
Taizer735/
Tieghe735/
Tatger735/
Tézier735/
Tegert734/
Tiggie734/
Thiege734/
Tisgie734/
Tuijer733/
Tierze733/
Thigeh733/
Tigget732/
Tainge732/
Tisert732/
Tioghe732/
Tiguet732/
Taigir732/
Tazier732/
Taigre732/
Tiguez732/
Tisier732/
Tiggre731/
Teyger731/
Teigeh731/
Tiscer731/
Tikher731/
Thigge731/
Thigre731/
Tiegie731/
Tigirt731/
Teiges731/
Tahger731/
Tiseur731/
Tagehr731/
Tädger731/
Tägert731/
Tegerr731/
Teijer731/
Thikge731/
Tighei731/
Tighie731/
Tiegeh731/
Tiegge731/
Tihgie731/
Tisgye731/
Teiget731/
Tigieh731/
Taigey730/
Toidge730/
Tighee730/
Tierza730/
Tizert730/
Tighge730/
Thitge730/
Taighe730/
Tice6714,635/
Tize6710,021/
Tiga679,765/
Touijer672,883/
Tigi671,754/
Tije671,711/
Teicher671,690/
Tegguer671,418/
Tise671,133/
Tege671,073/
Tiecher67962/
Thieser67639/
Taiseer67571/
Tiguire67415/
Tauzier67251/
Thesier67223/
Taicher67166/
Tuitjer67157/
Tiggett67141/
Täge67124/
Titcher67121/
Tuizere67110/
Thezier6791/
Theiser6778/
Tyge6771/
Thijert6761/
Teggert6758/
Ticheur6733/
Tichere6730/
Toizere6723/
Teyzier6721/
Theiges6721/
Tyogher6719/
Teysier6718/
Teisier6718/
Taisier6718/
Ticguey6715/
Teguere6714/
Thyzier6714/
Theager679/
Toyzier677/
Tigé675/
Teizier675/
Tyogeer674/
Toyager674/
Thieghe674/
Thaijer674/
Tajgeer673/
Tiseire673/
Toisier673/
Teisges673/
Tiseher672/
Thagere672/
Thegere672/
Toicher672/
Touzier672/
Teziere672/
Thigire672/
Thaigre672/
Tygertt671/
Tojager671/
Teesier671/
Tehzier671/
Teshger671/
Thigges671/
Tiesier671/
Tigueit671/
Taizeer671/
Teeager671/
Tedgere671/
Tyozger671/
Tezierr671/
Teingeh671/
Toiguep671/
Tougere671/
Thigheu671/
Tighech671/
Tichier671/
Tidjere671/
Tiegheu671/
Tuisere671/
Tugheer671/
Tehager671/
Tieghie671/
Tigiest671/
Taidjer671/
Tegiere671/
Thaizer671/
Thaiged671/
Taiseir671/
Tautger670/
Tiggets670/
Tougier670/
Tichert670/
Tiezeir670/
Theitge670/
Tayguer670/
Tuicher670/
Toueger670/
Theizer670/
Taugert670/
Teghert670/
Thighes670/

Tiger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tiger in the Oriya language
ଟାଇଗରta'igara-
Tiger in the Marathi language
तीगेरtigera-
Tiger in the Hindi language
टाइगरta'igara80
टाईगरta'igara20
Tiger in the Arabic language
نمراnmra-
تايجرtayjr-

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