Tamanu Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tamanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2571:393,92350,777
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
India71:109,580,769786,157
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Tamanu (216) may also be a first name.

Tamanu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tamanu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tamanu (Marathi: टामनु, Oriya: ତମାନୁ, Russian: Таману) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tamanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 837,371st most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname Tamanu is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Tamanu are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 614,549th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 216 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 393,923. In The Philippines Tamanu is mostly found in: Cagayan Valley, where 82 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tamanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamanu in the Oriya language
ତମାନୁtamanu40
ତମନୁtamanu40
ତାମାନୁtamanu20
Tamanu in the Marathi language
टामनुtamanu37.5
टमणुtamanu37.5
तामणुtamanu12.5
तामनुtamanu12.5
Tamanu in the Russian language
Тамануtamanu-

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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
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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 Tamanu
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