Timga Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Timga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Timga (206) may also be a first name.
Timga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Timga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Timga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺒﻘﻪ, Hindi: तिम्गा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Timga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,173,425th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. Timga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Timga reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 630,600th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 206 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 922,619. In Nigeria Timga is most frequent in: Benue, where 80 percent reside, Taraba, where 17 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Timga exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Timga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Timga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻤﺒﻘﻪ | tmbqh | - |
| Timga in the Hindi language | ||
| तिम्गा | timga | - |
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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
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- 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 Timga
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