Tiza Surname

135,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Tiza Surname Definition:

Tiza is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: we are coming. A belief that the child has made an announcement that more siblings are yet to be born.

Tiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4271:124,1368,147
Algeria7531:51,3048,847
Peru5461:58,2134,673
Uganda1131:345,48022,807
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
Cuba561:205,7634,314
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
France301:2,214,091176,965
Niger271:710,81516,981
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Tiža (16) are calculated separately.

Tiza (2,864) may also be a first name.

Tiza Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tiza is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: we are coming. A belief that the child has made an announcement that more siblings are yet to be born.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Tiza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tiza (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﺰﻩ, Hindi: तीजा, Oriya: ତିଜା, Russian: Тиза) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Tiža. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tiza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,501st most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,197,029 people. Tiza is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Tiza are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 135,957th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 2,864 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,427 people, or 1 in 124,136. In Nigeria Tiza is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 81 percent are found, Taraba, where 3 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 23 percent are found and Peru, where 16 percent are found.

Tiza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Tiza are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tiza earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,332 per year and in United States they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning $36,285 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiža9216/
Tisza892,230/
Tuiza891,893/
Tizza89557/
Tizai89452/
Taiza89166/
Tirza8984/
Tizha8963/
Tizaj8947/
Tizaa8943/
Tizia8942/
Tizah8923/
Thiza8923/
Tidza8916/
Teiza8914/
Tieza8911/
Tizaz899/
Tizca897/
Tizau896/
Titza894/
Tizas894/
Tizay893/
Tioza892/
Toiza892/
Tizga892/
Tizad891/
Ticza891/
Ttiza891/
Tizat891/
Tiszai80829/
Tuizat8078/
Taizha8068/
Tiszay8024/
Toizat8012/
Tuitza8011/
Tiezza807/
Tizaya806/
Tirzai806/
Tizhga804/
Taizza804/
Tizzad803/
Tizhay802/
Thidza802/
Tirzay802/
Tizzas802/
Taizai802/
Tidzia801/
Taidza801/
Tairza801/
Tizcha801/
Thoiza801/
Titzas801/
Tizatt801/
Tizzaz801/
Tiezaa801/
Tuizza801/
Tizeha801/
Thaiza801/
Thizza801/
Tizhat801/
Tuizia801/
Tierza800/
Tize7510,021/
Tizi758,949/
Tisa757,189/
Tica756,959/
Tuza753,436/
Tija752,215/
Teza751,456/
Tizo75583/
Tiţa75489/
Tyza75173/
Tixa7567/
Tizy752/
Tiça752/
Tizj752/
Tizé751/
Thuizat73147/
Thizeau7375/
Tuittza7329/
Thirzai738/
Toizeah731/
Taizhai731/
Thuitza731/
Thirzha731/
Tisha6727,046/
Tizhe678,281/
Tijja673,124/
Ticha672,316/
Tisah672,037/
Tizie672,005/
Tissa671,866/
Tirzo671,838/
Tezza671,563/
Thizy671,361/
Tesia671,309/
Ticay671,261/
Tehza671,096/
Tisia671,013/
Tiziz67974/
Taica67951/
Ttica67840/
Taisa67798/
Tizzi67732/
Thisa67677/
Tuica67651/
Ticau67582/
Tecza67543/
Terza67525/
Tijay67497/
Tisaj67474/
Tuzza67460/
Tizio67417/
Taizi67381/
Tizzo67377/
Theza67332/
Tisca67296/
Tuisa67262/
Tezad67259/
Tidja67214/
Tieze67189/
Tezas67184/
Tojza67183/
Tizer67178/
Tegiz67176/
Tizit67174/
Ticsa67168/
Tijap67162/
Tizot67151/
Tieca67151/
Toisa67149/
Tijau67147/
Tijas67136/
Ticia67131/
Tisas67127/
Tijai67126/
Tizci67122/
Tiozo67117/
Taize67114/
Tiosa67114/
Tigiz67110/
Tiezo67107/
Tisay67106/
Tizze67106/
Ticea6798/
Tedza6791/
Teica6790/
Tizih6786/
Teisa6777/
Tisat6776/
Tizeu6775/
Tejza6770/
Taija6767/
Toija6764/
Toica6762/
Tezay6761/
Tihze6761/
Tisea6757/
Tisai6748/
Tisap6746/
Tezai6744/
Tiezi6741/
Tezha6739/
Tizei6739/
Tizzy6736/
Tezap6736/
Tiszó6735/
Tutza6734/
Teize6729/
Teyza6728/
Tiesa6727/
Thize6727/
Thuza6726/
Tezca6724/
Tyoza6723/
Titsa6721/
Tigia6721/
Tirzi6721/
Tegia6721/
Toize6720/
Tuize6719/
Tuzah6719/
Tizou6718/
Tuzai6718/
Tahaizah6716/
Teuza6716/
Tizez6716/
Teija6715/
Tuuza6715/
Tizhi6715/
Teizi6714/
Tizoy6714/
Tuzha6714/
Tizić6713/
Titzo6712/
Teizo6712/
Tezia6711/
Tisga6711/
Tizchash6710/
Ticaa6710/
Taixa6710/
Tezah679/
Tecia679/
Thizi679/
Taizo679/
Tyzai679/
Tijat678/
Tizes678/
Teeza678/
Tujza677/
Tiozi677/
Taizy677/
Tisad676/
Tioze676/
Tueza676/
Tizey675/
Tuija675/
Tizuo675/
Teaza675/
Tijha675/
Tişea675/
Titca674/
Ttisa674/
Tayza674/
Tisau674/
Tisaa674/
Ticai673/
Tezaa673/
Tysia673/
Tjcia672/
Tezat672/
Htija672/
Tyzaj672/
Tuyza672/
Toizo672/
Tizoo672/
Tetza672/
Tysza672/
Tizee672/
Thizo672/
Tizje672/
Tezja672/
Tygia671/
Tezoa671/
Tizyo671/
Tijad671/
Teixa671/
Tezea671/
Tícia671/
Tuzay671/
Tyrza671/
Tgizi671/
Toyza671/
Toizy671/
Tiszaová671/
Tixha671/
Tizge671/
Tizgo671/
Tizoh671/
Tizyi671/
Tuizo671/
Tucza671/
Tized671/
Thixa671/
Tirzj671/
Tuizi671/
Titja670/
Teizziah670/

Tiza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tiza in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﺰﻩtyzh-
Tiza in the Oriya language
ତିଜାtija-
Tiza in the Hindi language
तीजाtija60
तिजाtija20
टिजाtija20
Tiza in the Russian language
Тизаtiza-

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