Tigwe Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Tigwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 133 | 1:1,331,900 | 52,479 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Tigwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tigwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tigwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tigwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,434,893rd most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name Tigwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tigwe reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 1,331,900. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 91 percent are found, Rivers, where 4 percent are found and Ogun, where 2 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Tigwe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thigwe | 91 | 75 | / |
| Tigwey | 91 | 16 | / |
| Tiegwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tigweh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tigw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thaigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teingwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tigue | 80 | 3,245 | / |
| Tugwe | 80 | 217 | / |
| Tegwe | 80 | 167 | / |
| Tikwe | 80 | 166 | / |
| Tigbe | 80 | 55 | / |
| Tigwa | 80 | 45 | / |
| Tigwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teigue | 73 | 119 | / |
| Ticgue | 73 | 119 | / |
| Toigbe | 73 | 71 | / |
| Tiekwe | 73 | 41 | / |
| Tigoue | 73 | 37 | / |
| Taigue | 73 | 25 | / |
| Tigueh | 73 | 20 | / |
| Tikwet | 73 | 14 | / |
| Tighue | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tiguey | 73 | 12 | / |
| Thugwe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Taigwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tegwei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Thikwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tegwer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tegwie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tukgwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tuigue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tihgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tickwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tigwii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teghwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tiggue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teugwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tikweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thukgwe | 67 | 154 | / |
| Thiegue | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ticguey | 67 | 15 | / |
| Thiogue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tigeewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taigoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thekgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tighoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toiggbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teigbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiehkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taigwai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tigwe
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