Tigret Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Tigret Surname User-submission:

It's a Breton name meaning: 'ti' (house) 'great' (achieved, solid). Normally 'great 'should in standard Breton be written 'graet' (past tense of the verb ober = to do, to make), but the spelling 'great' comes from the pronunciation in the local Leoneg dialect of the Breton language.

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Tigret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Tigret (22) may also be a first name.

Tigret Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It's a Breton name meaning: 'ti' (house) 'great' (achieved, solid). Normally 'great 'should in standard Breton be written 'graet' (past tense of the verb ober = to do, to make), but the spelling 'great' comes from the pronunciation in the local Leoneg dialect of the Breton language.

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Tigret Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tigret (Russian: Тигрет) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigret? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Tigret reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Mississippi, where 50 percent are found and Texas, where 50 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 25 percent are found.

Tigret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tigret has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tigret last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tigrett92295/
Tigreat92163/
Tigreyt921/
Tigrest921/
Tigreth920/
Tigre917,883/
Tuigrett861/
Tigert83861/
Tigres83215/
Tygret83111/
Tighre8344/
Tigree8336/
Teigre8324/
Tegret8311/
Tigrea838/
Tigrez832/
Tiegre832/
Taigre832/
Tigirt831/
Tiggre831/
Tugret831/
Thigre831/
Tigrei831/
Tigrit831/
Tiguert77207/
Tygrett77193/
Tygreat7799/
Tygrest7725/
Tigertt7712/
Tiggert774/
Taigere772/
Thaigre772/
Thigrer772/
Tugrett771/
Tiegert771/
Teigert771/
Tigiert770/
Tigra73948/
Tigri73914/
Tegre7386/
Tigry7317/
Tygre7310/
Tigré733/
Tigrä733/
Tiguerte711/
Tigris6776/
Tygert6767/
Tigray6737/
Tegres6718/
Teghre6714/
Tegree678/
Thegre677/
Tegert674/
Tigrid674/
Tighra673/
Tigrio672/
Tiegra671/
Tygrer671/
Toigri671/
Tigrai671/
Tigriy671/
Tägert671/
Tighri671/
Tigerd670/

Tigret Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tigret in the Russian language
Тигретtigret-

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