Tana Surname
Approximately 58,841 people bear this surname
Tana Surname Definition:
Tana is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: keep selfishly.
Tana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 34,357 | 1:22,326 | 1,719 |
| Madagascar | 5,045 | 1:4,688 | 965 |
| Indonesia | 4,713 | 1:28,061 | 3,311 |
| Thailand | 2,690 | 1:26,260 | 2,466 |
| Philippines | 2,384 | 1:42,466 | 6,744 |
| South Africa | 1,031 | 1:52,549 | 6,639 |
| Cameroon | 938 | 1:22,142 | 3,023 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| DR Congo | 739 | 1:99,972 | 11,221 |
| Israel | 635 | 1:13,477 | 2,065 |
| Japan | 583 | 1:219,287 | 9,451 |
| Papua New Guinea | 510 | 1:15,988 | 1,567 |
| United States | 413 | 1:877,625 | 66,497 |
| Italy | 272 | 1:224,841 | 31,281 |
| Ecuador | 265 | 1:60,022 | 5,077 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Turkey | 230 | 1:338,354 | 21,542 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Mauritania | 194 | 1:21,108 | 1,888 |
| Argentina | 189 | 1:226,156 | 18,559 |
| New Zealand | 179 | 1:25,298 | 4,427 |
| Romania | 174 | 1:115,390 | 12,848 |
| Solomon Islands | 167 | 1:3,473 | 385 |
| Brazil | 149 | 1:1,436,740 | 48,387 |
| Australia | 144 | 1:187,470 | 18,739 |
| Albania | 111 | 1:26,253 | 4,255 |
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| Niger | 108 | 1:177,704 | 6,255 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Malaysia | 105 | 1:280,897 | 15,562 |
| Zimbabwe | 103 | 1:149,886 | 19,081 |
| Russia | 83 | 1:1,736,422 | 113,466 |
| Pakistan | 70 | 1:2,552,056 | 22,156 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Afghanistan | 51 | 1:630,455 | 7,258 |
| Kazakhstan | 48 | 1:368,385 | 29,407 |
| Mexico | 48 | 1:2,585,963 | 21,318 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Taiwan | 38 | 1:616,967 | 4,529 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Taña (2,028), Taņa (3), Tanà (1), Táňa (4), Tañà (4) & Tañá (4) are calculated separately.
Tana (77,043) may also be a first name.
Tana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tana is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: keep selfishly.
Tana Demographics
Average Tana Salary in
United States
$50,818 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tana (Arabic: ثني, Bengali: টানা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻧﻪ, Hindi: ताना, Marathi: ताना, Oriya: ତାନା, Russian: Тана, Tibetan: ལྟ་ན།) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Taña, Taņa, Tanà, Táňa, Tañà or Tañá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,598th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 123,851 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Tana live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tana is also the 12,781st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 77,043 people.
The last name Tana is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 34,357 people, or 1 in 22,326. In India Tana is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 77 percent are found, Arunachal Pradesh, where 18 percent are found and Gujarat, where 3 percent are found. Besides India this surname is found in 103 countries. It also occurs in Madagascar, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Tana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tana has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,442 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Tana surname is chiefly Christian (88%) in Kenya and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Tana are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Tana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 52.16% more than the national average, earning €45,694 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.82% less than the national average, earning R 109,752 per year; in United States they earn 17.77% more than the national average, earning $50,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $53,311 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tana in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྟ་ན། | tana | - |
| Tana in the Marathi language | ||
| ताना | tana | 84.4 |
| तना | tana | 14.29 |
| टना | tana | 0.82 |
| ताणा | tana | 0.33 |
| टाना | tana | 0.16 |
| Tana in the Hindi language | ||
| ताना | tana | 55.56 |
| तना | tana | 37.33 |
| टाना | tana | 4.89 |
| तणा | tana | 0.44 |
| तन्ना | tanna | 0.44 |
| टान | tana | 0.44 |
| टना | tana | 0.44 |
| Tana in the Bengali language | ||
| টানা | tana | 50 |
| তনাজয় | tanajaya | 25 |
| তানা | tana | 25 |
| Tana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻧﻪ | tanh | 49.33 |
| ﺗﺎﻥ | tan | 21.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻧﻪ | altanh | 13.33 |
| ﺗﺎﻧﺎ | tana | 8 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻧﺔ | altant | 5.33 |
| ﻃﺎﻧﻪ | tanh | 1.33 |
| ﺍﺗﺎﻧﻪ | atanh | 1.33 |
| Tana in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାନା | tana | 31.3 |
| ଟନା | tana | 14.78 |
| ତନ | tana | 13.91 |
| ତନା | tana | 12.17 |
| ତଣା | tana | 6.09 |
| ଟନ | tana | 5.22 |
| ତାନ | tana | 5.22 |
| ଟାଣା | tana | 0.87 |
| ଟାନା | tana | 0.87 |
| ଟଣା | tana | 0.87 |
| ଟାନ | tana | 0.87 |
| ଟଣ | tana | 0.87 |
| Tana in the Russian language | ||
| Тана | tana | - |
| Tana in the Arabic language | ||
| ثني | thny | - |
| ثينا | thyna | - |
| تانا | tana | - |
| ثنا | thna | - |
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