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 surname Tigua occurs most in Ecuador. It can also appear in the variant forms: Tígua. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tigua? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name 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 frequent in: Guayas Province, where 56 percent are found, Manabí Province, where 32 percent are found and Los Ríos Province, where 4 percent are found. Other than Ecuador this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 7 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Tigua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tigua surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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
  • 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 Tigua
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