Tugh Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Tugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1961:903,79039,188
Afghanistan891:361,2725,318
United States451:8,054,643356,745
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tugh (35) may also be a first name.

Tugh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tugh is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tugh? popularity and diffusion

Tugh is the 807,857th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Tugh are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tugh is also the 1,744,716th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 35 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 903,790. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 96 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live and Nasarawa, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Tugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tugh surname rose 563 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tugh Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tugh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 65.99% less than the national average, earning R 80,820 per year and in United States they earn 55.98% less than the national average, earning $18,995 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tough897,429/
Teugh8917/
Taugh899/
Tuugh891/
Tuigh891/
Tug86294/
Though807/
Taug75648/
Togh75307/
Tuig75254/
Tukh7578/
Thug7566/
Toug7547/
Tugg7546/
Tugz7529/
Tuhk7512/
Tuxh7510/
Tugs756/
Teug751/
Tuhc751/
Tuhq751/
Tuug751/
Tucg751/
Dtug751/
Tougz67114/
Tugue6775/
Taugs6773/
Tgoug6742/
Thoug6710/
Tuggs674/
Toogh673/
Tuksh672/
Thugg672/
Thaug672/
Hdtug671/
Tauhq671/
Tauhk671/
Tuxch671/
Thukh671/
Toukh671/
Teuhk671/
Tucch671/
Tougs670/

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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 Tugh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis