Tigwa Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
India191:40,371,862445,856
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taigwa916/
Taigwai831/
Tigeewa831/
Tigua803,379/
Tikwa80223/
Tigwe80150/
Tigba80143/
Tugwa80131/
Tegwa80129/
Tigva804/
Tigwi801/
Tiegwaih771/
Taigba73223/
Teikwa73137/
Thigwe7375/
Taikwa7326/
Tigwey7316/
Tugwah7314/
Tigbay7310/
Tiguay739/
Toikwa736/
Tegwai736/
Teugwa733/
Tigweh732/
Teigba732/
Tiegwe732/
Tiguat732/
Teggwa731/
Tehgwa731/
Tigwii731/
Tiguha731/
Tiguas731/
Tiekwa731/
Thegwa731/
Tegwas731/
Tiokwa731/
Tainkwa6723/
Taiguai673/
Teigbah672/
Thaigua672/
Tiekwah672/
Thughwa671/
Thaigwe671/
Tikwaha671/
Teingwe671/
Teingua671/
Teiguas671/

Tigwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tigwa in the Oriya language
ତିାtia-

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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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