Tigris Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Tigris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania351:573,65341,852
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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

Tigris (148) may also be a first name.

Tigris Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tigris (Georgian: ტიგრის) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Tîgrîs. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigris? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Tigris reside; 58 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 46 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 757,758th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 148 people.

The surname Tigris is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 573,653. In Romania it is most common in: Caraș-Severin County, where 97 percent reside and Timiș County, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Romania this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Hungary, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tigrish923/
Tigri91914/
Tîgrîs891/
Tigres83215/
Tugris8324/
Tigrid834/
Tigrio832/
Tigrai831/
Tigriy831/
Tighri831/
Toigri831/
Tigrei831/
Tigrit831/
Tegris831/
Tigrisova801/
Tigrische801/
Tigrich773/
Tigrest771/
Tigrishche755/
Tigre737,883/
Tigra73948/
Tigry7317/
Tegri7315/
Tigré733/
Tigrä733/
Tigresse7136/
Teghri67196/
Tighre6744/
Tigray6737/
Tigree6736/
Tugriz6730/
Teigre6724/
Tegres6718/
Tygres6716/
Tygrys6710/
Tigrea678/
Tigret674/
Tighra673/
Taigre672/
Thegri672/
Tiegre672/
Tigrez672/
Tiegra671/
Thigre671/
Tegrai671/
Tiggre671/
Tugres671/

Tigris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tigris in the Georgian language
ტიგრისtigris-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tigris
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