Tilgham Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tilgham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tilgham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tilgham Last Name Facts

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

Tilgham is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tilgham.

How Common Is The Last Name Tilgham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Tilgham are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live.

Tilgham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tilgham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tilgham last name grew 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tilgham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tilgham last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

Tilgham earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tilgam92147/
Tilgame8611/
Tilghan863/
Thilgam861/
Tillgam861/
Tillingham820/
Tlingham800/
Tillingaham781/
Tilgan771/
Tilgand714/
Thelgam711/
Tilgane711/
Tellingham710/
Telghane678/
Tlingchan637/
Thielgaan630/
Telgan623/
Telgane574/
Tilgong571/
Tlinghon5315/
Telganova5015/

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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 Tilgham
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