Tinggi Surname

166,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tinggi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tinggi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,6511:80,1028,491
Malaysia9021:32,6992,767
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brunei11:418,7313,893
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tinggi (1,125) may also be a first name.

Tinggi Last Name Facts

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

Tinggi (Hindi: तिंग्गी) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tinggi.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinggi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tinggi is the 166,914th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,811,553 people. Tinggi is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tinggi are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tinggi is also the 237,583rd most frequent given name globally It is held by 1,125 people.

Tinggi is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,651 people, or 1 in 80,102. In Indonesia Tinggi is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 60 percent live, Bali, where 9 percent live and Riau, where 5 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 35 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tinggai9254/
Tinggih9219/
Tinggui922/
Tinggis921/
Tingi91456/
Tnggi914/
Tinggihe861/
Tingga83670/
Tingai83416/
Tingui83300/
Tingiş83162/
Tinghi83114/
Tenggi8382/
Tingge8345/
Tuingi8328/
Tingis8327/
Tingip8324/
Tingiz8316/
Tingoi8311/
Tiongi8311/
Tingsi839/
Tingiy836/
Tingyi836/
Thingi835/
Tingie834/
Tinngi834/
Tinggy831/
Tingih831/
Ttingi831/
Tiengi831/
Tingji831/
Tngi805/
Tinggoy77350/
Taenggi77106/
Thingit7769/
Tingihe7718/
Tinghui7712/
Tingsai7710/
Tingsih779/
Tiongoi779/
Tinguit777/
Tenggai775/
Tinggay774/
Tenggit773/
Tinggee772/
Tinggoa772/
Tingzhi772/
Tinguis772/
Tinghai772/
Tingchi771/
Tingsui771/
Tinghyi771/
Ting'ai771/
Tingier771/
Tingsoi771/
Tingzei771/
Tinngai771/
Dtingui771/
Tingjai771/
Tingjui771/
Thingid771/
Tinga7336,836/
Tengi73889/
Tinge73736/
Töngi73321/
Tingy737/
Timgi733/
Tyngi732/
Thngi731/
Thingait719/
Tinggehe716/
Thingsai712/
Tinguist711/
Tingchui711/
Tionghui711/
Thingsoi711/
Tingey673,336/
Tyongi671,310/
Tengiz67801/
Tingay67616/
Tinger67316/
Tienga67260/
Tengga67206/
Tengis67191/
Tingaa67121/
Ting'a67109/
Tinguy6798/
Tingoy6791/
Tengsi6776/
Tengoi6776/
Tinges6767/
Thengi6765/
Timgai6760/
Tinget6758/
Tengie6753/
Tengge6750/
Tingha6742/
Thinge6740/
Timnge6732/
Thingy6731/
Tingea6727/
Tengai6724/
Tuengi6723/
Toengi6718/
Tengip6717/
Tingeh6717/
Tienge6713/
Tengui6712/
Tinghe679/
Timgui679/
Tingee678/
Tengyi677/
Thngai675/
Tengji675/
Tengit674/
Thingchai674/
Tenghi672/
Tinnga672/
Thiengsai672/
Tngsoi671/
Tengzi671/
Tionge671/
Tingoa671/
Tinguá671/
Tingza671/
Tinghy670/
Tinngy670/

Tinggi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tinggi in the Hindi language
तिंग्गीtinggi-

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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 Tinggi
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