Tanava Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tanava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India741:10,365,748197,751
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Tänava (12) are calculated separately.

Tanava (820) may also be a first name.

Tanava Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanava (Hindi: तनावा, Marathi: तानवा) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered as: Tänava. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanava? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,075,631st most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tanava live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 285,396th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 820 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 10,365,748. In India Tanava is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 93 percent live and Jharkhand, where 7 percent live. Outside of India this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tänava9412/
Tanaeva923,121/
Tanavad9256/
Tanavai9255/
Tanavat9213/
Taenava924/
Tanaiva924/
Tangava922/
Tanavaj921/
Tainava921/
Tanavais86105/
Tanaivay8610/
Tanhaeva869/
Tanavath864/
Thanavai863/
Ttanasva863/
Taynaeva861/
Tainavad861/
Tannavat861/
Tanashva861/
Tanavait861/
Thanavas861/
Tamnavas861/
Taneva836,767/
Tanova831,353/
Tanavi83921/
Tanaba83135/
Tanave8394/
Tanawa8363/
Tanavo8315/
Tonava838/
Tenava834/
Thangavay8011/
Tanavaish802/
Tatnavath801/
Ttanaisva801/
Thanhavas801/
Teamnavas801/
Tasnova77723/
Thanavi77535/
Taynova77467/
Taneeva77427/
Tagnawa77254/
Tonaeva77133/
Tanabat7789/
Tanabay7786/
Thanawa7763/
Thanave7744/
Tainova7736/
Tanavis7730/
Tangova7722/
Tanabas7721/
Tananpa7719/
Tanabai7716/
Taenova7714/
Tainawa7714/
Taunova7713/
Tanavei7712/
Tangavi7711/
Tanaved7710/
Taanova779/
Thenava778/
Tanavej777/
Tannawa777/
Tanampa777/
Taneavi777/
Tannavi776/
Tanavie776/
Tanavii776/
Tangaba776/
Tanaaba776/
Tanavui775/
Tanaver774/
Tangave774/
Tajnova774/
Tahneva774/
Tenaeva772/
Tannova772/
Tanaves772/
Tanabaa772/
Tanaway772/
Thanova772/
Taynawa772/
Tagnova771/
Taanavo771/
Tannavo771/
Tanoeva771/
Tanaiwa771/
Taanaba771/
Tanabah771/
Tanaboa771/
Tanavid771/
Tanavip771/
Tanhawa771/
Teanova771/
Tanavee771/
Tanawai771/
Tanabash71174/
Tanabhai71167/
Tahanova71107/
Teunaeva71106/
Thainawa7166/
Tanaveer7157/
Thanawai7145/
Tanampai7139/
Tanabais7122/
Tangawah7111/
Tangaway719/
Tahngaba718/
Tanawath717/
Tahynova717/
Tanavesh715/
Thananpa715/
Teannawa715/
Tanheeva715/
Tanhawas714/
Thanabai713/
Thanavhi712/
Tangabay712/
Thanavee711/
Thanavet711/
Thanhavi711/
Taisnavi711/
Tanhahwa711/
Tanatbai711/
Tangabai711/
Tainaiwa711/
Tanabasz711/
Tanavijh711/
Tangabau711/
Thanabad711/
Thangave711/
Thanavej711/
Tainavee711/
Tannavee711/
Tanhawat711/
Tanabahy711/
Tanabhat711/
Tanaivit711/
Tamnawas711/
Tamnawaz711/
Tanavech711/
Tanabe67159,754/
Toneva675,398/
Teneva674,525/
Tanamphai67751/
Tonova67742/
Tanoba67359/
Tenova67235/
Tanabi67129/
Tanawi67108/
Tenawa67104/
Tonavo6788/
Tanawe6787/
Tonawa6773/
Tonaba6770/
Thanhawat6734/
Tanewa6733/
Thamnawat6730/
Thanabhai6727/
Tanawo6723/
Taungabea6719/
Tanove6713/
Tanowa6713/
Thanhawas6713/
Tonave6712/
Thamnawas6710/
Tanabo679/
Teangauba675/
Thanavoot675/
Tuinauvai674/
Tonavi674/
Tanová674/
Tangaibai671/
Tainabhai671/
Tanevo671/
Tanashbay671/
Tanawy671/

Tanava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanava in the Marathi language
तानवाtanava93.75
हणवाडेhanavade6.25
Tanava in the Hindi language
तनावाtanava50
तनवाtanava50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanava
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