Taboo Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Taboo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Taboo (202) may also be a first name.
Taboo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taboo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Taboo has its highest incidence in Israel. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taboo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Taboo live; 33 percent live in West Asia and 30 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Taboo is also the 637,340th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 202 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Israel, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,069,704. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 38 percent live, Jerusalem District, where 38 percent live and Haifa District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Israel Taboo occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
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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 Taboo
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