Tigu Surname

175,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tigu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Turkey2221:350,54722,103
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Romania681:295,26326,760
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
India331:23,244,406321,547
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tigu (6,465) may also be a first name.

Tigu Last Name Facts

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

Tigu (Hindi: तीगू, Oriya: ତିଗୁ, Russian: Тигу) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigu? popularity and diffusion

Tigu is the 175,670th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,989,149 people. Tigu is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tigu are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tigu is also the 81,692nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 6,465 people.

This surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Not including Ethiopia this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 9 percent reside and Malawi, where 4 percent reside.

Tigu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tigu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tigu surname expanded 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tigu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tigu last name are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.57% registered with the party.

Tigu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning $37,160 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tigau891,434/
Tigou8942/
Tigup8924/
Tiogu8920/
Taigu8912/
Tiguh8910/
Tigus899/
Thigu899/
Tigut895/
Tighu893/
Tiggu893/
Tiguá891/
Tigud891/
Tijgu891/
Teigu891/
Teigut80137/
Tiegou8073/
Teigou806/
Taigou806/
Teingu806/
Tigaud803/
Tigous802/
Tiogou802/
Tioghu802/
Thaigu802/
Tuigut801/
Tuigau801/
Tiguha801/
Tigueu801/
Tighut801/
Teigus800/
Tegu751,119/
Tugu75995/
Tygu752/
Teigueu732/
Tiegheu731/
Tiogheu731/
Thigheu731/
Teingou731/
Thaighu731/
Teguh677,885/
Tegou67679/
Thugu67117/
Tugau6788/
Tegau6758/
Toygu6737/
Tegus6734/
Tuygu6720/
Thegu6716/
Tesgu6714/
Teggu6711/
Teagu679/
Teghu678/
Tigoe673/
Teugu673/
Tughu672/
Teguz671/
Tegut671/
Dtugu671/
Tigoo671/
Tuugu671/
Teguş671/
Teingheu671/
Tuguj671/
Tuggu671/
Ttegu671/
Tyggu671/

Tigu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tigu in the Oriya language
ତିଗୁtigu-
Tigu in the Hindi language
तीगूtigu33.33
टिगूtigu33.33
टिगुtigu16.67
टीगुtigu8.33
तीजूtiju8.33
Tigu in the Russian language
Тигуtigu-

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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 Tigu
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