Tahanu Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Tahanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tahanu (82) may also be a first name.
Tahanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tahanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tahanu (Hindi: टहनू, Marathi: तहानू) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tahanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Tahanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Tahanu reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,060,447th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 82 people.
It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 48 percent reside, Morobe, where 25 percent reside and National Capital District, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tahanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tahanu in the Hindi language | ||
| टहनू | tahanu | 50 |
| ताहनू | tahanu | 25 |
| तहानु | tahanu | 25 |
| Tahanu in the Marathi language | ||
| तहानू | tahanu | 38.74 |
| तहानु | tahanu | 36.94 |
| ताहनु | tahanu | 7.21 |
| लहानू | lahanu | 6.31 |
| ताहानु | tahanu | 2.7 |
| ताहनू | tahanu | 1.8 |
| तहाणू | tahanu | 1.8 |
| तहाणु | tahanu | 1.8 |
| ताहणु | tahanu | 0.9 |
| तहनु | tahanu | 0.9 |
| ताहानू | tahanu | 0.9 |
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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
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- 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 Tahanu
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