Tanao Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tanao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1161:872,74380,276
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tanao (274) may also be a first name.

Tanao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanao (Marathi: तानाओ) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tanao is the 917,199th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Tanao live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 31 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 536,832nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 274 people.

The surname Tanao is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 872,743. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 66 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 28 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including The Philippines it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.

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Tahainao777/
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Tanoha731/
Toinao731/
Tonaoy731/
Tainoa731/
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Teinao731/
Tahanaout714/
Tounaou674,971/
Tangoua6744/
Tanagia6735/
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Tanaija6714/
Thongao6710/
Thoinao677/
Tangaua674/
Tanajia672/
Tanayya672/
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Thounao671/
Taneyia671/
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Tanohou671/
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Tagnoua671/
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Tanahua671/
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Tanao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanao in the Marathi language
तानाओtana'o-

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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 Tanao
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