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
Tanawa (Oriya: ତନଓା) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,414,640th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Tanawa are found; 29 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 29 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 73 people.
This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Tanawa is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 61 percent live and Enga, where 39 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Tanawa exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 22 percent live.
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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