Tigua Surname

133,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Tigua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador2,9971:5,307884
Argentina2471:173,05014,527
Spain631:742,09631,639
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Benin161:645,97538,126
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Andorra11:83,8382,381

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

Tigua (19) may also be a first name.

Tigua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tigua is most common in Ecuador. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Tígua. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tigua is the 133,427th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,156,717 people. The last name Tigua is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Tigua are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

The surname Tigua is most commonly held in Ecuador, where it is carried by 2,997 people, or 1 in 5,307. In Ecuador Tigua is most prevalent in: Guayas Province, where 56 percent live, Manabí Province, where 32 percent live and Los Ríos Province, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Ecuador this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Tigua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tigua last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Tigua earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.28% less than the national average, earning $33,106 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tígua931/
Tiguay919/
Tiguat912/
Tiguha911/
Tiguas911/
Taiguai833/
Thaigua832/
Teingua831/
Teiguas831/
Tegua80215/
Tigba80143/
Tigwa8045/
Tikua8034/
Tigva804/
Tiqua802/
Tiguo801/
Teagua73492/
Taigba73223/
Ticuas7370/
Tiguey7312/
Tigbay7310/
Taigwa736/
Teegua735/
Taiguo733/
Teigba732/
Tiquea731/
Tiguou731/
Tiguoi731/
Taygua731/
Teguay731/
Teguai731/
Teiqua731/
Teguah731/
Tiscua731/
Teaguas6779/
Thaikua6719/
Ticguey6715/
Teigbah672/
Taigwai671/
Tigeewa671/

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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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  • 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 Tigua
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