Tanaban Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Tanaban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanaban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Tanaban (17) may also be a first name.

Tanaban Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanaban occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanaban? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Tanaban occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Tanaban are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Mahgreb. Tanaban is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 44 percent reside, Busia County, where 44 percent reside and Nandi County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 33 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.

Tanaban Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Tanaban
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