Tigwa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Tigwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tigwa (39) may also be a first name.
Tigwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tigwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tigwa (Oriya: ତିା) is found most in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tigwa? popularity and diffusion
Tigwa is the 2,909,720th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Tigwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Tigwa reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 39 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 76 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 10 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Tigwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 42 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taigwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Taigwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tigeewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tigua | 80 | 3,379 | / |
| Tikwa | 80 | 223 | / |
| Tigwe | 80 | 150 | / |
| Tigba | 80 | 143 | / |
| Tugwa | 80 | 131 | / |
| Tegwa | 80 | 129 | / |
| Tigva | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tigwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiegwaih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taigba | 73 | 223 | / |
| Teikwa | 73 | 137 | / |
| Thigwe | 73 | 75 | / |
| Taikwa | 73 | 26 | / |
| Tigwey | 73 | 16 | / |
| Tugwah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Tigbay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Tiguay | 73 | 9 | / |
| Toikwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tegwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Teugwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tigweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teigba | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tiegwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tiguat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Teggwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tehgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tigwii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiguha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiguas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thegwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tegwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tainkwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Taiguai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teigbah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thaigua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tiekwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thughwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teingua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teiguas | 67 | 1 | / |
Tigwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tigwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ତିା | tia | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tigwa
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