Tigu Surname
Approximately 2,438 people bear this surname
Tigu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Turkey | 222 | 1:350,547 | 22,103 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| Romania | 68 | 1:295,263 | 26,760 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Tigu (6,465) may also be a first name.
Tigu Demographics
Average Tigu Salary in
United States
$37,160 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tigu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tigu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tigu (Hindi: तीगू, Oriya: ତିଗୁ, Russian: Тигу) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tigu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tigu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tigu is the 175,670th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,989,149 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Tigu reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 81,692nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 6,465 people.
This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Barring Ethiopia this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 9 percent live and Malawi, where 4 percent live.
Tigu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tigu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tigu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tigu surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigau | 89 | 1,434 | / |
| Tigou | 89 | 42 | / |
| Tigup | 89 | 24 | / |
| Tiogu | 89 | 20 | / |
| Taigu | 89 | 12 | / |
| Tiguh | 89 | 10 | / |
| Tigus | 89 | 9 | / |
| Thigu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Tigut | 89 | 5 | / |
| Tighu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tiggu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tiguá | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tigud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tijgu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Teigu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Teigut | 80 | 137 | / |
| Tiegou | 80 | 73 | / |
| Teigou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Taigou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Teingu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tigaud | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tigous | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tiogou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tioghu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thaigu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tuigut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuigau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiguha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tigueu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tighut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teigus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tegu | 75 | 1,119 | / |
| Tugu | 75 | 995 | / |
| Tygu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Teigueu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tiegheu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiogheu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thigheu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teingou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thaighu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teguh | 67 | 7,885 | / |
| Tegou | 67 | 679 | / |
| Thugu | 67 | 117 | / |
| Tugau | 67 | 88 | / |
| Tegau | 67 | 58 | / |
| Toygu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Tegus | 67 | 34 | / |
| Tuygu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Thegu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tesgu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Teggu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Teagu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Teghu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tigoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tughu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teguz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tegut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tigoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuugu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teguş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teingheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuguj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuggu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttegu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyggu | 67 | 1 | / |
Tigu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tigu in the Oriya language | ||
| ତିଗୁ | tigu | - |
| Tigu in the Hindi language | ||
| तीगू | tigu | 33.33 |
| टिगू | tigu | 33.33 |
| टिगु | tigu | 16.67 |
| टीगु | tigu | 8.33 |
| तीजू | tiju | 8.33 |
| Tigu in the Russian language | ||
| Тигу | tigu | - |
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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 Tigu
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