Tagu Surname

280,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tagu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tagu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5131:257,79623,399
Zimbabwe2721:56,7588,599
Papua New Guinea2061:39,5814,792
India731:10,507,745199,418
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Solomon Islands631:9,2071,553
France401:1,660,568152,033
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Tagu (2,302) may also be a first name.

Tagu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tagu (Bengali: তাগু, Georgian: ტაგუ, Hindi: तगु, Marathi: तागू, Oriya: ତଗୁ, Tibetan: ཏ་ཡ་) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tagu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 280,928th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,303,891 people. The surname Tagu is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Tagu are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 155,302nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 2,302 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 513 people, or 1 in 257,796. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 81 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 7 percent are found and East Java, where 4 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangu894,623/
Tagud892,663/
Taggu891,787/
Tagou89518/
Tagau89246/
Tagus89143/
Thagu8972/
Taghu8945/
Taugu8928/
Tagut8921/
Taguh8921/
Taguz8916/
Taigu8912/
Teagu899/
Tagup897/
Taagu892/
Taguá891/
Taguç891/
Taguu891/
Tanggu802,205/
Taghou801,089/
Tangou80615/
Tagheu80423/
Thangu80166/
Tagueu8080/
Taugau8050/
Tagaud8046/
Taygut8042/
Taghut8041/
Tanghu8029/
Tagaux8028/
Tangau8026/
Taggou8010/
Tanngu808/
Taigou806/
Thaggu804/
Teagus804/
Tagouh804/
Tacgus804/
Tasgut803/
Tagout803/
Tagust803/
Thaigu802/
Teageu801/
Tagudh801/
Tagush801/
Tagaus801/
Tagoup801/
Taghui801/
Taghus801/
Tahgou801/
Tahngu801/
Thakgu801/
Theagu801/
Togu751,358/
Tegu751,119/
Taghouy7352/
Tanggau7327/
Tanghau7321/
Taghout7320/
Tagault7319/
Thang'u735/
Thangau734/
Tanghui734/
Ttanggu733/
Tanghou733/
Thanghu731/
Thangou731/
Tagouha731/
Tagoust731/
Tangheu731/
Tangouh731/
Tahagus731/
Thaighu731/
Tagoe6734,351/
Teguh677,885/
Togou672,730/
Tongu671,743/
Toguz67200/
Togau67140/
Taggouch67136/
Tagoo6784/
Togut6783/
Tegau6758/
Toygu6737/
Togus6732/
Thogu6726/
Thegu6716/
Teggu6711/
Toguh6710/
Toogu678/
Tagauova678/
Teghu678/
Tougu675/
Tachghou674/
Teugu673/
Teigu671/
Tahaguhe671/
Taghoush671/
Tahangou671/
Togud671/
Toguş671/
Ttegu671/
Taggoust671/
Thaghous671/
Toghu671/
Tanggauh671/

Tagu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tagu in the Georgian language
ტაგუtagu-
Tagu in the Tibetan language
ཏ་ཡ་taya-
Tagu in the Bengali language
তাগুtagu-
Tagu in the Oriya language
ତଗୁtagu66.67
ତାଗୁtagu11.11
ଟାଗୁtagu11.11
ଟଗୁtagu11.11
Tagu in the Hindi language
तगुtagu48.39
तगूtagu47.99
तागुtagu1.88
तागूtagu0.8
टगूtagu0.4
टगुtagu0.4
टागूtagu0.13
Tagu in the Marathi language
तागूtagu35.42
तगूtagu22.92
तागुtagu20.83
तगुtagu8.33
टगूtagu8.33
टगुtagu4.17

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tagu
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