Tainui Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Tainui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 204 | 1:22,198 | 3,889 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Tainui (46) may also be a first name.
Tainui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tainui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tainui occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tainui? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tainui is the 1,038,570th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Tainui reside; 98 percent reside in Australasia and 98 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Tainui is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 46 people.
The surname Tainui is most commonly occurring in New Zealand, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 22,198. In New Zealand it is most common in: Canterbury Region, where 48 percent reside, Waikato Region, where 11 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from New Zealand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Tainui
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