Tiiga Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Benin

Tiiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tiiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Tiiga (22) may also be a first name.

Tiiga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tiiga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tiiga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tiiga is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tiiga reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Tiiga is most numerous in: Kibuku District, where 58 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 11 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 5 percent reside. Other than Uganda Tiiga is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside and Benin, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiigah918/
Tihiga912/
Thiiga911/
Tieiga911/
Tiing'a831/
Tiega80128/
Tiigi8064/
Tiigo8022/
Tyiga801/
Thihinga7721/
Tienga73260/
Tjinga7349/
Tiyoga7312/
Tiiger739/
Tyinga739/
Tiegha732/
Thiega731/
Tiegas731/
Tiingo731/
Teainga671/
Tiyngah671/
Thiyoga671/
Tijingi671/

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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 Tiiga
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