Tsighe Surname

157,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Tsighe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsighe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Eritrea251:190,076185
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tsighe (43) may also be a first name.

Tsighe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsighe is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tsighe.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsighe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 157,440th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,623,307 people. The surname Tsighe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tsighe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Tsighe is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 43 people.

Tsighe is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Without taking into account Ethiopia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Eritrea, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Tsighe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tsighe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Tsighe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 88.92% more than the national average, earning $81,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tsige91200,080/
Tsigie8326,417/
Tseghe83112/
Tseige8325/
Tsigei8321/
Tsiger834/
Tsigeh834/
Tzighe833/
Tsiege831/
Tsigea831/
Tsiget831/
Tsigey831/
Tsgige831/
Tsighis7727/
Tshinge7727/
Tsegher776/
Tsaiger772/
Tsegheu771/
Tsighit771/
Tsigeer771/
Tsighid771/
Tshigez771/
Tseiger771/
Tsege7343,354/
Tsiga738,232/
Csige73886/
Tsigi737/
Cighe731/
Tshingej71424/
Tshingey714/
Tchuighe711/
Tsaiguer711/
Tsegie6720,286/
Tsegha67554/
Tsigui67206/
Tseger6754/
Tshege6727/
Tsigay6721/
Tshiga6714/
Tsyger6714/
Csighy6711/
Tsigip6710/
Tsegeh6710/
Tsegee675/
Zighie673/
Tshigi672/
Scigeľ672/
Zieghe671/
Tseiga671/
Tssege671/
Scigha671/
Tsuigi671/
Tsegea671/
Cighie671/
Csighi671/
Dsigei671/
Tzeghe671/
Zigheh671/
Tsigis671/
Tségey671/

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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 Tsighe
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