Tanaga Surname

337,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Tanaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6271:229,86124,705
Philippines2981:339,72646,228
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
Japan361:3,551,23035,163
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Tañaga (1) are calculated separately.

Tanaga (29) may also be a first name.

Tanaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanaga (Hindi: तनागा, Marathi: तानगा, Oriya: ତାନଗା, Russian: Танага) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also be rendered as: Tañaga. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanaga? popularity and diffusion

Tanaga is the 337,484th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,679,694 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Tanaga are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Tanaga is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 29 people.

It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 229,861. In Russia Tanaga is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 58 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 33 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 3 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Tanaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tanaga last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Tanaga surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

Tanaga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tanaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanaga in the Hindi language
तनागाtanaga-
Tanaga in the Oriya language
ତାନଗାtanaga-
Tanaga in the Marathi language
तानगाtanaga66.67
तनगाtanaga33.33
Tanaga in the Russian language
Танагаtanaga-

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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 Tanaga
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