Tanabal Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Tanabal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanabal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France31:22,140,907385,998
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Tanabal (28) may also be a first name.

Tanabal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanabal is found most in Malaysia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanabal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tanabal is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Tanabal live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tanabal is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,134,393. In Malaysia Tanabal is mostly found in: Johor, where 31 percent are found, Negeri Sembilan, where 27 percent are found and Kedah, where 19 percent are found. Barring Malaysia Tanabal exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 11 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanabal93275/
Tannabal935/
Tanabaal931/
Tanaval86535/
Tanawal86135/
Tanobal861/
Thanaval80328/
Thanawal8013/
Tanavale8010/
Tangaval805/
Tainaval803/
Tanavail801/
Tanabole801/
Tannaval801/
Tannaboul756/
Thangawal752/
Thanawall751/
Tangavall751/
Tainavale751/
Thanawale751/
Tonaval714/
Teinaval674/
Tangowal673/
Tanavole671/
Tanompol535/
Tonawole531/
Thanompol5017/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tanabal
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