Tanais Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Tanais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Tañais (4) & Tanaïs (1) are calculated separately.
Tanais (28) may also be a first name.
Tanais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanais Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanais (Russian: Танаис) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Tañais or Tanaïs. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanais? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Tanais are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Tanais is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 28 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia it is mostly found in: Volgograd Oblast, where 38 percent are found, Moscow, where 25 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Russia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tanais Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanais in the Russian language | ||
| Танаис | tanais | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Tanais
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis