Tighana Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tighana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tighana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tighana (171) may also be a first name.

Tighana Last Name Facts

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

Tighana is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tighana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Tighana are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 698,971st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 171 people.

Tighana is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Tighana is most numerous in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Tighana is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Thailand, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tigkhana934/
Tigana929,490/
Tiganas86420/
Tiganga86160/
Tighani8636/
Taigana8620/
Tiganna8616/
Tuigana8610/
Tiganea8610/
Tiogana868/
Thigana865/
Tighane863/
Tigaina861/
Taingana8030/
Tighagni806/
Tiganeas804/
Teingana802/
Tigangay801/
Tigaanga801/
Tigani7715,481/
Tigane771,176/
Tiganj77530/
Tigano77303/
Tigona77159/
Tegana7767/
Tugana7750/
Tigany775/
Tigena774/
Tiganá772/
Tiggangay75249/
Thigannga752/
Thioghane751/
Tiganis71303/
Teghani7192/
Tiganne7136/
Tiggani7114/
Tiganos7112/
Tuganai719/
Tuggana718/
Thugana716/
Thigani716/
Teghane714/
Teganga712/
Thygana711/
Tuganay711/
Tuganna711/
Thegana711/
Thigane711/
Tegaana711/
Tiogane711/
Tiogona711/
Tigaini711/
Tiganij711/
Tiganio711/
Tiganni711/
Tiganné711/
Tiggane711/
Tiegani711/
Teeghani678/
Tigggani675/
Tiganish674/
Taiganou671/
Teughane671/
Tugahano671/
Teghanhe671/
Tigannos671/
Theghane671/
Teghagne671/

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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 Tighana
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