Tigishvili Surname
Approximately 831 people bear this surname
Tigishvili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 738 | 1:5,075 | 1,116 |
| Russia | 70 | 1:2,058,901 | 127,116 |
| Abkhazia | 8 | 1:30,358 | 2,305 |
| South Ossetia | 8 | 1:6,679 | 763 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Tigishvili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tigishvili Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tigishvili (Georgian: თიგიშვილი, Russian: Тигишвили) occurs in Georgia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tigishvili? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 418,171st most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The surname Tigishvili occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Tigishvili are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.
This surname is most commonly held in Georgia, where it is held by 738 people, or 1 in 5,075. In Georgia it is most frequent in: Tbilisi, where 51 percent reside, Shida Kartli, where 21 percent reside and Kvemo Kartli, where 10 percent reside. Besides Georgia Tigishvili is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 8 percent reside and Abkhazia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tikhishvili | 86 | 1 | / |
| Terzishvili | 76 | 12 | / |
| Tekhishvili | 76 | 11 | / |
| Techeichvili | 64 | 1 | / |
Tigishvili Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tigishvili in the Georgian language | ||
| თიგიშვილი | tigishvili | 96.1 |
| ტიგიშვილი | tigishvili | 3.9 |
| Tigishvili in the Russian language | ||
| Тигишвили | tigisvili | - |
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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 Tigishvili
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