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 last name Tahanu (Hindi: टहनू, Marathi: तहानू) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tahanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tahanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tahanu is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname 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 widespread forename on earth It is held by 82 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 203,843. In Papua New Guinea Tahanu is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 48 percent live, Morobe, where 25 percent live and National Capital District, where 18 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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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