Tigire Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tigire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya291:1,592,41035,799
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tigire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tigire is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tigire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigire? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tigire live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,592,410. In Kenya Tigire is primarily concentrated in: Bomet County, where 97 percent reside and Kericho County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiguire92415/
Tigirei9299/
Tigirer9239/
Thigire922/
Tigre917,883/
Tigir9114/
Tigayire865/
Tighiret861/
Tiguirey861/
Tigere839,829/
Tigare83165/
Tigiri83124/
Tighir83102/
Tigier8384/
Tighre8344/
Teigre8324/
Tugire8320/
Tigira837/
Tigure834/
Tijire834/
Tegire834/
Taigir832/
Taigre832/
Tiggre831/
Thigre831/
Tigirt831/
Tizire831/
Tighare771,787/
Tighiri7793/
Tisaire7791/
Tiguere7736/
Tigiris7735/
Tiguiri7714/
Thigare7712/
Tigirih7711/
Thegire777/
Thigira776/
Taisire774/
Tiseire773/
Tighere772/
Taigere772/
Thaigre772/
Tighira771/
Tetgire771/
Thigiri771/
Tiegier771/
Tigerei771/
Tighure771/
Tigoure771/
Tughire771/
Tisiere771/
Tigirza771/
Tidjire771/
Tugaire771/
Tigerer771/
Tegiere771/
Tigiert770/
Thigireddt751/
Tiger7319,683/
Tegre7386/
Tegir7334/
Tigér7333/
Tisir736/
Tijir731/
Tizir731/
Ticir731/
Teisaire7186/
Thaingir7121/
Tigharei7120/
Tyoighir7111/
Tigerhed716/
Tigirova714/
Thaigird713/
Taigoure711/
Teiguere711/
Taingiri711/
Taizaire711/
Taiziere711/
Tiogoure711/
Tigayira711/
Tichirey711/
Dthugire711/
Tigheret711/
Tigert67861/
Taisir67675/
Tieger67321/
Tegere67306/
Taiger67280/
Tigger67263/
Tugiri67182/
Tizira67166/
Tigera67140/
Tiguri67135/
Thiger67111/
Teiger67102/
Toiger6789/
Tegure6743/
Tesire6731/
Tygier6728/
Tizier6725/
Tiziri6720/
Tizere6719/
Teghre6714/
Tegare6713/
Tigeri6711/
Tegiri6711/
Tijger679/
Tijere679/
Tisere678/
Tigeer678/
Tezire678/
Tegier678/
Thegre677/
Tyogir677/
Tezgir677/
Tajgir676/
Tugure676/
Tiguer675/
Tizirt675/
Tuizir674/
Tigher673/
Tigerr673/
Tigerz673/
Tugere673/
Tejire673/
Teicheire673/
Tisiri672/
Taijir672/
Tidjir672/
Tisier672/
Tegira672/
Teisir672/
Ticere671/
Taizieres671/
Tijiri671/
Tiziry671/
Teghir671/
Titger670/
Tigerd670/
Tidger670/

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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 Tigire
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