Tligui Surname

434,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Tligui Surname User-submission:

Rumors are saying it comes from a Spanish town called Taliga. In Arabic, taligi means 'one who comes from Taliga'. Our known roots are the countryside of northwestern morocco, between Larache, Asilah, Tetouan and Tangier.

Tligui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7501:45,9687,487
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Tligui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rumors are saying it comes from a Spanish town called Taliga. In Arabic, taligi means 'one who comes from Taliga'. Our known roots are the countryside of northwestern morocco, between Larache, Asilah, Tetouan and Tangier.

- aminho

Tligui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tligui is most common in Morocco. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tligui? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 434,504th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,213,080 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tligui live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 750 people, or 1 in 45,968. Apart from Morocco this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tligue837/
Tlegui834/
Tleigie771/
Thlaigi771/
Telligie710/
Tligay67181/
Tleige678/
Tlaige678/
Telliga6219/
Tellige621/
Tilliger576/
Telliger570/
Tilleinge531/
Tlgege5020/
Tlayge501/

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