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Where Does The Last Name Tanas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Tanas (Arabic: تاناس, Marathi: तानस, Oriya: ତନସ, Russian: Танас) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Tanaś, Tañas, Tanaş or Tănas. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Tanas is the 122,733^rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,957,439 people. The last name Tanas is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Tanas live; 33 percent live in West Asia and 30 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 257,954^th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 976 people.

This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 1,279 people, or 1 in 60,846. In Turkey Tanas is primarily concentrated in: Erzurum Province, where 55 percent reside, Gaziantep Province, where 13 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 12 percent reside. Besides Turkey this last name is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 12 percent reside and Ukraine, where 9 percent reside.

Tanas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Tanas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tanas surname increased 349 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tanas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tanas surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Tanas surname are 26.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 79.31% registered with the party.

The amount Tanas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.55% more than the national average, earning $52,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $56,732 CAD per year.