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
Tahanu (Hindi: टहनू, Marathi: तहानू) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tahanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Tahanu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Tahanu live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tahanu is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 82 people.
This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 48 percent live, Morobe, where 25 percent live and National Capital District, where 18 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
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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