Tigue Surname
Approximately 3,245 people bear this surname
Tigue Surname Definition:
Ó Taidhg There were four distinct septs of Ó Taidhg, but the name is now indistinguishable from MacTeague, q.v., or Tighe which is also a synonym of the English Tye. This explains the Irish synonym Kangley (ceangal, tie). MIF 230
Tigue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,594 | 1:63,512 | 10,782 |
| United States | 1,237 | 1:293,014 | 27,158 |
| Cameroon | 169 | 1:122,894 | 14,008 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Niger | 28 | 1:685,429 | 16,503 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 47 | 1:94,252 | 6,181 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 345 | 1:145,561 | 13,608 |
Tigue (124) may also be a first name.
Tigue Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Taidhg There were four distinct septs of Ó Taidhg, but the name is now indistinguishable from MacTeague, q.v., or Tighe which is also a synonym of the English Tye. This explains the Irish synonym Kangley (ceangal, tie). MIF 230
Ó Taidhg There were four distinct septs of Ó Taidhg, but the name is now indistinguishable from MacTeague, q.v., or Tighe which is also a synonym of the English Tye. This explains the Irish synonym Kangley (ceangal, tie). MIF 230
Mac Taidhg This name has many variant spellings. It is not that of an actual sept but arose from the perpetuation of an ephemeral surname.
It is chiefly found in Mayo and Donegal. MIF 230
(Irish) Grandson of Tadhg (poet).
Tigue Demographics
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Tigue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tigue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tigue (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﻚ) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tigue click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tigue? popularity and diffusion
Tigue is the 137,976th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,245,777 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Tigue reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tigue is also the 836,439th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 124 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,594 people, or 1 in 63,512. In The Philippines Tigue is most common in: Bicol, where 44 percent live, National Capital Region, where 20 percent live and Central Visayas, where 13 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.
Tigue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tigue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tigue surname expanded 359 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 64 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tigue Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Tigue surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Tigue surname are 9.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.2% being registered with the party.
The amount Tigue earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $22,795,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $41,939 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tigue Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tigue in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻴﻚ | tyk | 25 |
| ﺍﺗﻴﻚ | atyk | 25 |
| ﺗﻴﻜﻲ | tyky | 25 |
| ﺗﻴﻜﻪ | tykh | 25 |
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