Taitano Surname

186,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guam
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

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'.

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Taitano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guam9471:16916
United States9031:401,39435,091
Northern Mariana Islands4141:13226
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

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 Torres

The 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 Torres

The 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

The last name Taitano occurs most in Guam. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Taitano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taitano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 186,470th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,208,959 people. This last name 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 commonly held in Guam, where it is held by 947 people, or 1 in 169. Besides Guam Taitano is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Northern Mariana Islands, where 18 percent reside.

Taitano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Taitano are 3.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.71% being registered to vote for 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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