Taitano Surname
Approximately 2,271 people bear this surname
Taitano Surname User-submission:
The surname Taitano is a native name in the northern Marianas islands chain. Tai means 'to have nothing' and tano means 'land'. So when we put tai and tano together we will come out with the native word taitano meaning 'to have no land'.
Read More About This SurnameTaitano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | 947 | 1:169 | 16 |
| United States | 903 | 1:401,394 | 35,091 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 414 | 1:132 | 26 |
| Micronesia | 2 | 1:53,122 | 1,264 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Taitano Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Taitano is a native name in the northern Marianas islands chain. Tai means 'to have nothing' and tano means 'land'. So when we put tai and tano together we will come out with the native word taitano meaning 'to have no land'. This nickname could of come off during the 1830 movement of Chamorus being moved to Guam and having no land to settle on Guam.
- Ryan Josh TorresThe surname Taitano is a Chamorro native family from Guam. The surname Taitano comes from two Chamorro words tai And tano. Tai in the the Chamorro language means 'to have nothing' or 'none'. Tano means in Chamorro 'land'. So when we put tai and tano together we get taitano, meaning 'to have no land' or 'homestead'.
- Ryan Josh TorresThe Taitano surname comes from a Chamorro word, that describes someone as possessing no land. The name is composed of the prefix tai-, which means to 'not have', and the word tano', meaning 'land'.
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Taitano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taitano Come From? nationality or country of origin
Taitano is more commonly found in Guam than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Taitano.
How Common Is The Last Name Taitano? popularity and diffusion
Taitano is the 186,470th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,208,959 people. The surname Taitano is mostly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Taitano live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Chamorro Oceania.
The surname Taitano is most prevalent in Guam, where it is borne by 947 people, or 1 in 169. Aside from Guam this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Northern Mariana Islands, where 18 percent live.
Taitano Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Taitano surname are 3.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.71% being registered with the political party.
Taitano earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $45,994 USD per year.
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