Tinia Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tinia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tinia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1231:317,39321,597
Philippines681:1,488,797104,347
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

The alternate forms: Tiñia (3) are calculated separately.

Tinia (821) may also be a first name.

Tinia Last Name Facts

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

Tinia (Arabic: تينيا, Bengali: তিনিয়া, Georgian: თინია, Oriya: ଟିଣିଆ) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Tiñia. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tinia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 990,978th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Tinia reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 39 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tinia is also the 285,218th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 821 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 317,393. In Uganda it is most common in: Arua District, where 80 percent are found, Masindi District, where 14 percent are found and Maracha District, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiñia933/
Tienia91300/
Tingia9151/
Tiniay9120/
Tiniha9119/
Tinija9110/
Tainia918/
Tinias918/
Tiniap916/
Toinia914/
Tijnia912/
Tionia911/
Tignia911/
Tiniat911/
Tinihau8325/
Tinihoa839/
Teingia833/
Taignia831/
Tionjia831/
Tiniayi831/
Tinayia831/
Tinio807,604/
Tenia802,052/
Tunia802,022/
Tinya80503/
Tinja80466/
Tigna80111/
Tinea8082/
Tinha8077/
Tynia803/
Teingiah771/
Tenias731,684/
Tainio73682/
Tajnia73390/
Tengia73372/
Tuinea73363/
Tainha73200/
Tinjaa73194/
Tuniah73168/
Tinios7383/
Tinhay7380/
Tignat7376/
Tinjah7358/
Thenia7356/
Teigna7353/
Tinyad7329/
Tingea7327/
Tingio7322/
Tinyah7317/
Tinjau7317/
Thinha7315/
Tainya7312/
Teniaa7311/
Teinya736/
Tineau736/
Thunia735/
Tunjia735/
Tisnya734/
Thinya734/
Teynia733/
Tinjap732/
Tyngia732/
Toinio732/
Tinijo732/
Tienya732/
Teinha732/
Tunija731/
Teenia731/
Tineea731/
Tiniop731/
Thinea731/
Thynia731/
Tihnya731/
Tainea731/
Tunnia731/
Tinjay731/
Thénia731/
Teniat731/
Tienio731/
Tegnia731/
Teania731/
Taynia731/
Titnio731/
Tisnio731/
Tignoi731/
Tinjai731/
Thinja731/
Tinhai731/
Taigna731/
Tyonia730/
Tionya730/
Tuenia730/
Tignas730/
Tiña671,441/
Thinyai67203/
Tuineau67104/
Tunjiah6778/
Toingna6734/
Toinjas6729/
Theigna6713/
Thienio6710/
Teingna6710/
Tinggio676/
Tainjas674/
Tuinjai674/
Tenagia672/
Theniat672/
Teaniah671/
Teannia671/
Tesniaz671/
Tinayya671/
Tienjai671/
Tainjay671/
Toineah671/
Tijnjai671/
Tenegia671/
Thoinya671/
Tinaaya671/
Tenayia671/
Thinjad671/
Thinjai671/
Thinyha671/

Tinia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tinia in the Georgian language
თინიაtinia-
Tinia in the Bengali language
তিনিয়াtiniya-
Tinia in the Oriya language
ଟିଣିଆtini'a66.67
ଟିନିଆtini'a20.83
ଟିଣୀଆtini'a8.33
ତିନିଆtini'a4.17
Tinia in the Arabic language
تينياtynya-

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