Tighy Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gabon

Tighy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tighy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Tighy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tighy has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tighy.

How Common Is The Last Name Tighy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tighy is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Tighy reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England Tighy is most frequent in: Kent, where 62 percent are found and West Sussex, where 38 percent are found. Outside of England Tighy is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Tighy Last Name Statistics demography

Tighy earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 151.2% more than the national average, earning R 596,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tighaya837/
Tighe8014,756/
Tigay802,192/
Tigha801,439/
Tighi80516/
Tigoy80481/
Tigyi80277/
Tigeh8032/
Teghy8028/
Tigey808/
Taigy806/
Tiguy804/
Tughy802/
Tigiy801/
Tikgy801/
Tigaya73265/
Tigheh73136/
Tiggha7322/
Teighe7320/
Tigueh7320/
Thighe7316/
Tiguey7312/
Teigha7311/
Teigøy736/
Ticgha735/
Tieghe735/
Tisgay734/
Tighit733/
Thigeh733/
Tikgha733/
Tiegha732/
Tioghe732/
Tisgye731/
Tighie731/
Tighei731/
Toigay731/
Teghey731/
Tiegeh731/
Tigieh731/
Tiguha731/
Toighi731/
Tuiggy731/
Taigay731/
Tighii731/
Tigoha731/
Tigich731/
Tigaiy731/
Teigeh731/
Taighe730/
Tighge730/
Tughey730/
Tighee730/
Taigey730/
Tiga679,765/
Tige673,235/
Tigi671,754/
Taingay67110/
Tainguy6762/
Ticguey6715/
Tigé675/
Tiogaya674/
Thieghe674/
Thigith673/
Tiecghi671/
Tygy671/
Thieguy671/
Teingeh671/
Thigheu671/
Tighech671/
Tiegheu671/
Tieghie671/
Teigher670/
Thighes670/

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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 Tighy
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