Tinggam Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tinggam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tinggam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Tinggam (10) may also be a first name.

Tinggam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tinggam occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinggam? popularity and diffusion

Tinggam is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Tinggam is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Tinggam are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tinggam is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Tinggam is most common in: Sarawak, where 88 percent live and Sabah, where 13 percent live. Besides Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tingam9259/
Tinggom86377/
Thingam86210/
Tinggan8664/
Tuingam867/
Tingham865/
Timngam863/
Tenggam861/
Tiongam861/
Tinggang80371/
Thinngam8053/
Thimngam8050/
Tienngam8010/
Tinggaan809/
Thingham808/
Tinghame801/
Tingan77779/
Tingom77351/
Tengam7718/
Tinggaung758/
Thienngam755/
Thingheam751/
Tinghaham751/
Tingane71923/
Tingang71907/
Taengam71385/
Tiongan71147/
Temngam7165/
Tingong7164/
Thingom7152/
Tenggan7146/
Tingain7131/
Tinggon7117/
Tenggom7115/
Teengam719/
Tingoum717/
Timggom715/
Thingan715/
Tiengom713/
Tinghan713/
Timngom712/
Teungam712/
Tingaan712/
Toengam711/
Tingant711/
Thingane6741/
Tenghamn6735/
Tenggang6730/
Tinggong6726/
Tiengoum6714/
Taenngam675/
Theengam675/
Tingahan672/
Timngong672/
Thinghom672/
Thengame671/
Tingaine671/
Timngoum671/
Tihngong671/
Tihngang671/
Tengatem671/
Thingong671/
Tinghane671/
Tinghong671/
Tingaing671/
Thaengam671/

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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 Tinggam
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