Tigo Surname

195,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Benin

Tigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5001:202,47631,874
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Benin3691:28,0103,700
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Kenya361:1,282,77535,275
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Niger201:959,60121,357
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Togo91:805,3086,372
India91:85,229,487684,495
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Tigô (1) are calculated separately.

Tigo (1,010) may also be a first name.

Tigo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tigo (Hindi: तीगो, Russian: Тиго) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Tigô. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 195,167th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,387,980 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Tigo reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tigo is also the 253,019th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 1,010 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 500 people, or 1 in 202,476. In The Philippines Tigo is most prevalent in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 27 percent live, Davao Region, where 17 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 15 percent live. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 23 percent live and Benin, where 17 percent live.

Tigo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tigo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tigo last name rose 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Tigo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.72% less than the national average, earning $14,361 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tigô921/
Toigo892,679/
Tiogo891,003/
Tiego89513/
Tigoy89481/
Taigo89378/
Tigoi89283/
Tigoh89119/
Tigou8942/
Tuigo8942/
Tiggo8941/
Teigo8941/
Tigho8931/
Tigos8928/
Tigoz8925/
Tigot8916/
Thigo8910/
Tigop898/
Tigoo891/
Tisgo891/
Tiegou8073/
Tuingo8072/
Tiogho8055/
Toingo8051/
Taingo8044/
Tigott8019/
Taigho8019/
Dtiogo8018/
Teingo8015/
Tigohe808/
Taigou806/
Teigou806/
Thiego802/
Tiogou802/
Tigous802/
Tisgos801/
Tiggot801/
Tigoha801/
Teigho801/
Taigod801/
Toigoo801/
Thiqgo801/
Tighoh801/
Tiegho801/
Tuigoi801/
Tiga759,765/
Tego751,537/
Tugo75545/
Tygo752/
Tiggott7313/
Thaingo738/
Thoingo732/
Teingho731/
Teingou731/
Taingoi731/
Theingo731/
Tigga6760,109/
Taiga675,771/
Thiga673,297/
Tigas671,957/
Tigha671,439/
Tigau671,434/
Tegos671,085/
Tegou67679/
Teiga67628/
Teago67250/
Tegho67211/
Tioga67192/
Thugo67136/
Tiega67128/
Tigat67102/
Tyogo6790/
Toiga6770/
Tugoy6767/
Tigah6754/
Tigad6731/
Tikga6726/
Tegoy6725/
Tegod6725/
Tegoh6721/
Teggo6717/
Tugoh6717/
Tihga6714/
Tisga6711/
Tuego6711/
Tigaa678/
Thego676/
Tuiga673/
Tegoi673/
Teego672/
Ttiga671/
Tgiga671/
Tuggo671/
Tuugo671/
Teugo671/
Tigap671/
Tigáz671/
Teygo671/
Tehgo671/
Taygo671/
Tjgoy671/
Tesgo670/

Tigo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tigo in the Hindi language
तीगोtigo33.33
तिगोtigo33.33
टिगोtigo33.33
Tigo in the Russian language
Тигоtigo-

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