Tighten Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tighten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tighten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tighten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tighten is found most in China. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tighten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tighten is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Tighten are found; 33 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in China, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 1,367,321,566. Other than China this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thighten931/
Tighton863/
Dighten860/
Titen83155/
Deighten802/
Tighdien800/
Teiten77212/
Tuiten77111/
Titien7776/
Titeni7739/
Titean7729/
Tuhten7713/
Toiten7711/
Titena776/
Titten774/
Taiten773/
Tieten773/
Tidten772/
Titeno771/
Tidhen771/
Tituen771/
Twiten770/
Titden770/
Tighedine75125/
Tighatine753/
Titn733/
Dighton711,548/
Titieni71438/
Tietyen7194/
Titiene7189/
Tweiten7154/
Titeanu7145/
Tuijten7138/
Teuiten7121/
Titenou7116/
Twaiten7115/
Tietien7111/
Tihtina7110/
Tietten7110/
Titiena717/
Titienė716/
Tieyten712/
Titeana711/
Tityuen711/
Tietaen711/
Tietuen711/
Titeuni711/
Tahtene711/
Tietein711/
Titenoi711/
Titenye711/
Tai-Ten711/
Titdaen711/
Titewan711/
Tohtean711/
Tie Ten711/
Dightan710/
Dightun710/
Titin676,116/
Titan676,018/
Deighton674,636/
Titun673,414/
Tuten673,110/
Titon672,163/
Tüten671,805/
Teten67567/
Doughten67559/
Toten67478/
Tiden67269/
Taten67267/
Tighedouine67116/
Titieanu67101/
Diten6732/
Tiwtiwen6725/
Tiotioen6720/
Dadighen6716/
Taiyaten6714/
Dieghton678/
Titna676/
Taiteanu676/
Daughten673/
Tighdine673/
Daighton672/
Tyten672/
Titni672/
Titán672/
Titín672/
Titenoue672/
Twten671/
Tietaien671/
Tighedioune671/
Tiyetein671/
Teitenyi671/
Taitenwa671/
Taitn671/
Titayene671/
Titeyene671/
Titón671/
Tighedouini671/
Touhtene671/
Dideghen671/
Titienna671/
t Ten671/

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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
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  • 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 Tighten
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