Tana Surname

9,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tana Surname Definition:

Tana is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: keep selfishly.

Tana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India34,3571:22,3261,719
Madagascar5,0451:4,688965
Indonesia4,7131:28,0613,311
Thailand2,6901:26,2602,466
Philippines2,3841:42,4666,744
South Africa1,0311:52,5496,639
Cameroon9381:22,1423,023
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
DR Congo7391:99,97211,221
Israel6351:13,4772,065
Japan5831:219,2879,451
Papua New Guinea5101:15,9881,567
United States4131:877,62566,497
Italy2721:224,84131,281
Ecuador2651:60,0225,077
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Turkey2301:338,35421,542
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Mauritania1941:21,1081,888
Argentina1891:226,15618,559
New Zealand1791:25,2984,427
Romania1741:115,39012,848
Solomon Islands1671:3,473385
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Albania1111:26,2534,255
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Niger1081:177,7046,255
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Malaysia1051:280,89715,562
Zimbabwe1031:149,88619,081
Russia831:1,736,422113,466
Pakistan701:2,552,05622,156
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Afghanistan511:630,4557,258
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
England441:1,266,32057,817
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Greece321:346,24348,387
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Benin251:413,42429,829
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
France201:3,321,136213,627
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
Guam121:13,3432,098
Zambia121:1,320,82731,121
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
China31:455,773,85521,925
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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།) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Taña, Taņa, Tanà, Táňa, Tañà or Tañá. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tana? popularity and diffusion

Tana is the 9,598th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 123,851 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Tana live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 12,781st most common first name on earth, held by 77,043 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 34,357 people, or 1 in 22,326. In India it is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 77 percent reside, Arunachal Pradesh, where 18 percent reside and Gujarat, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 103 countries. It is also found in Madagascar, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Tana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tana surname rose 3,442 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (88%) in Kenya and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Tana are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taña922,028/
Taņa923/
Tanà921/
Tanga8925,606/
Tanna8915,071/
Thana8912,392/
Tanay895,382/
Ttana894,032/
Tanas893,723/
Tanai892,031/
Tanau891,494/
Taena891,418/
Taina891,264/
Tagna891,232/
Tauna891,149/
Tanaz89904/
Tanap89624/
Tanea89612/
Tanaś89598/
Tanah89455/
Tasna89418/
Taana89410/
Tanoa89402/
Tanat89308/
Tamna89290/
Tanaj89267/
Tanaç89224/
Tanaa89145/
Teana89109/
Tanad8955/
Tahna8950/
Tanač8949/
Tatna8925/
Tajna8922/
Tayna8920/
Dtana894/
Htana893/
Taína893/
Tanaï891/
Taïna891/
Táňa834/
Tañà834/
Tañá834/
Tanaya802,777/
Tannai801,584/
Tangai801,351/
Tanash801,188/
Tanaid80995/
Tamnna80814/
Taunay80683/
Tanahy80526/
Tahana80335/
Taunga80287/
Tahuna80248/
Tannas80237/
Tannay80212/
Thanaa80197/
Tangay80188/
Thanha80186/
Tangaa80185/
Tanaja80167/
Thanna80163/
Thaina80136/
Tajnai80134/
Teanga80132/
Tamnai80123/
Tanhay80118/
Tamnau80110/
Thanai80110/
Thanay8097/
Taanga8097/
Tanaia8091/
Taunai8077/
Taunoa8074/
Tannaz8068/
Tanhaş8067/
Tanhai8063/
Tannah8062/
Tanays8060/
Tainah8053/
Tainas8047/
Thanaj8046/
Taanna8045/
Tanaud8045/
Tainay8044/
Tanaat8040/
Tanaha8039/
Theana8038/
Tanach8037/
Tainga8037/
Tanhah8032/
Tajnay8030/
Taynaz8028/
Tangau8026/
Tanauh8024/
Tanajh8019/
Tamnay8017/
Tasnat8017/
Thayna8016/
Tannap8013/
Taynai8012/
Tanais8011/
Tanaaz8010/
Taneas809/
Tanhat809/
Tanaiy808/
Tannga808/
Thanah808/
Tanaut808/
Tanaah807/
Taneap807/
Taniea807/
Tannat807/
Tanass806/
Ttanna806/
Thanau806/
Taumna806/
Tamgna806/
Taaina806/
Tanhaa806/
Teanna805/
Taanoa805/
Tangna805/
Taínha804/
Tamnat804/
Tanauy804/
Taunah803/
Tamnaa803/
Tganga803/
Tanast803/
Tannaa803/
Tainna803/
Tannau803/
Taunat803/
Hthana802/
Taunas802/
Tannea802/
Tangaj802/
Tanaus802/
Thaína802/
Tagnai802/
Tainaa802/
Teanai802/
Teanau802/
Tagnap802/
Tanait802/
Tanead802/
Tatnah802/
Tamnaz802/
Tauina801/
Tanhas801/
Htanna801/
Teanea801/
Taynas801/
Thaana801/
Thhana801/
Tainai801/
Tainaj801/
Tainea801/
Tanioa801/
Tannaj801/
Tatnha801/
Taunaj801/
Tanaai801/
Tanaij801/
Tasnay801/
Taunau801/
Tahyna801/
Taanah801/
Taanai801/
Ta'ana801/
Taagna801/
Tahnah801/
Tahnoa801/
Tainau801/
Tainoa801/
Tajnaá801/
Tan'ga801/
Tanaaa801/
Tanaay801/
Tanaïs801/
Tanhad801/
Tanhaj801/
Taunna801/
Tatgna801/
Taynah801/
Taïana801/
Ttaana801/
Tağnaş801/
Taigna801/
Tainat801/
Tatnay801/
Tatnau800/
Tanatt800/
Taysna800/
Tani75133,320/
Tano7565,250/
Tena7564,332/
Tona7520,613/
Tane755,316/
Tanh752,966/
Tany751,232/
Tanj7525/
Tanó7521/
Tané757/
Tanı753/
Tanè751/
Tangaja73449/
Taunais73237/
Thaunay73167/
Thanhai73152/
Tahanna73138/
Taingay73110/
Tannast7391/
Thaenha7385/
Tannatt7380/
Thanhha7378/
Tahayna7376/
Thaunat7367/
Tangaya7361/
Thahana7328/
Thannai7326/
Tanhadh7323/
Taunaya7319/
Tahanah7314/
Taanach7314/
Tangaia7314/
Tanahey7313/
Tagnatz7313/
Tahanea7310/
Thannah739/
Taungai738/
Taingai738/
Tahanha737/
Thaniea736/
Thanaai736/
Thaanay736/
Thaanna735/
Thannay735/
Thaatna734/
Tainaja734/
Tannaus733/
Tasinna733/
Thanajh733/
Thanaha733/
Thangah733/
Tahanap732/
Thanaut732/
Tannaha732/
Thanach732/
Tangnat732/
Taainat731/
Thaunna731/
Theanga731/
Tahaina731/
Tahanaj731/
Tannaah731/
Tannaya731/
Tatnaud731/
Taunaia731/
Tamnash731/
Tanahat731/
Tanahee731/
Tanaova731/
Tanhash731/
Tayngay731/
Taumnna731/
Tannash731/
Theanau731/
Thanhas731/
Thanaaj731/
Tacinna731/
Tahanai731/
Tahauna731/
Tahnash731/
Tainajh731/
Tainass731/
Tamėnas731/
Tanaaja731/
Tanaaya731/
Tanhahe731/
Tangaih731/
Tannahy731/
Teaneau731/
Taunaus731/
Tasneea731/
Taynaud731/
Tanhast731/
Thasnai731/
Thanaaa731/
Thainas731/
Thainau731/
Tanngai731/
Tanngna731/
Thanatt730/
Tangnay730/
Taeneau730/
Thani6773,791/
Tanoh6745,209/
Tanui6733,077/
Tanni6732,809/
Tanno6727,104/
Tango6720,446/
Tanou6719,879/
Tajne6715,717/
Tagne6715,013/
Tange6713,506/
Tanis6713,220/
Taner6711,625/
Tanny679,947/
Tanyi679,412/
Tanio679,277/
Tonai677,756/
Tangi677,576/
Tanii676,887/
Tuina676,081/
Tenai673,781/
Tonna673,360/
Tanoi673,138/
Taani672,945/
Tanoy672,504/
Taine672,494/
Thane672,297/
Tanne671,752/
Touna671,494/
Tanos671,414/
Tanod671,224/
Taini671,160/
Thano671,089/
Tagni671,063/
Tanes67994/
Tanih67978/
Tonah67926/
Taune67870/
Tanee67867/
Togna67857/
Taino67841/
Taney67809/
Teane67723/
Tanie67654/
Tamno67630/
Tanyo67627/
Tonay67551/
Tauno67491/
Thany67486/
Taiña67444/
Taane67435/
Thena67398/
Toona67387/
Tauni67386/
Tasno67379/
Tenau67362/
Teina67336/
Taniy67334/
Tayne67312/
Tonas67309/
Tanit67300/
Tamni67276/
Tanet67264/
Teena67255/
Thona67246/
Tañas67238/
Tehna67237/
Tenay67235/
Tasni67223/
Tanje67215/
Tenah67214/
Tanej67212/
Tonat67200/
Tanot67199/
Tatni67190/
Tanhi67185/
Tamne67172/
Tanei67145/
Tajni67144/
Ténai67144/
Taneh67133/
Thahanna67113/
Toina67112/
Tanuj67109/
Tayña67109/
Tonaj67104/
Tanoo67104/
Tanez67103/
Tagno67100/
Tonaz6791/
Tanáč6790/
Teany6774/
Teuna6773/
Tanip6772/
Tannò6766/
Tónai6762/
Tanid6760/
Taneu6758/
Tanné6757/
Tahni6750/
Tañga6741/
Ttani6739/
Tonap6735/
Taniç6735/
Tónay6731/
Tanoj6730/
Tanhh6730/
Tonau6729/
Tasne6729/
Tayni6724/
Taaynath6723/
Taano6723/
Tomna6723/
Tanij6721/
Tainá6721/
Taned6717/
Toena6716/
Tamha6715/
Tainy6714/
Tatno6714/
Tosna6712/
Tanhe6711/
Tanauova6710/
Tauny679/
Tannó679/
Tanhahat679/
Tanep679/
Taniğ679/
Taniz678/
Tohna678/
Toyna677/
Teyna676/
Tonad676/
Tatne676/
Tanuy676/
Taniş675/
Taeno675/
Ttany674/
Ttona674/
Taany674/
Tanuo674/
Ténay674/
Theaneau674/
Tamșa674/
Taainaya674/
Thanhhai673/
Ttena673/
Tanyy673/
Dtani673/
Tuona673/
Thanj673/
Tanoz673/
Tayno673/
Tannhaus673/
Tanop673/
Taïno673/
Tonaa672/
Tenaa672/
Tahno672/
Tanyh672/
Taină672/
Thanatch671/
Thainooa671/
Thainuua671/
Thtanach671/
Tanhy671/
Taneauha671/
Tangnath671/
Tainã671/
Taíne671/
Táina671/
Tan'o671/
Tănas671/
Thaenhai671/
Thahanga671/
Tahaanad671/
Tahaynah671/
Taingnas671/
Tanahaya671/
Tanaiová671/
Tonaś671/
Totna671/
Tangnaha671/
Teaña671/
Teanh671/
Tanés671/
Tanñi671/
Tanño671/
Taíno671/
Tañoa671/
Ttano671/
Tgany671/
Toïna671/
Theangna671/
Thaynnah671/
Thangaih671/
Thangaja671/
Thangnap671/
Thainnah671/
Tajnh671/
Taingaay671/
Tainh671/
Tatny671/
Tamnh671/
Tasnacht670/
Tahne670/
Tainault670/

Tana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tana in the Tibetan language
ལྟ་ན།tana-
Tana in the Marathi language
तानाtana84.4
तनाtana14.29
टनाtana0.82
ताणाtana0.33
टानाtana0.16
Tana in the Hindi language
तानाtana55.56
तनाtana37.33
टानाtana4.89
तणाtana0.44
तन्नाtanna0.44
टानtana0.44
टनाtana0.44
Tana in the Bengali language
টানাtana50
তনাজয়tanajaya25
তানাtana25
Tana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻧﻪtanh49.33
ﺗﺎﻥtan21.33
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻧﻪaltanh13.33
ﺗﺎﻧﺎtana8
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻧﺔaltant5.33
ﻃﺎﻧﻪtanh1.33
ﺍﺗﺎﻧﻪatanh1.33
Tana in the Oriya language
ତାନାtana31.3
ଟନାtana14.78
ତନtana13.91
ତନାtana12.17
ତଣାtana6.09
ଟନtana5.22
ତାନtana5.22
ଟାଣାtana0.87
ଟାନାtana0.87
ଟଣାtana0.87
ଟାନtana0.87
ଟଣtana0.87
Tana in the Russian language
Танаtana-
Tana in the Arabic language
ثنيthny-
ثيناthyna-
تاناtana-
ثناthna-

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