Tanawa Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Tanawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Japan | 16 | 1:7,990,268 | 43,922 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tanawa (73) may also be a first name.
Tanawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanawa (Oriya: ତନଓା) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tanawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,414,640th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Tanawa are found; 29 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 29 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tanawa is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 73 people.
The last name Tanawa is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Tanawa is most common in: Madang, where 61 percent are found and Enga, where 39 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tanawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ତନଓା | tanaoa | 50 |
| ତନୱା | tanawa | 50 |
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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 Tanawa
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