Tanby Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

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

Tanby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tanby Last Name Facts

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

Tanby is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tanby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanby is the 2,808,717th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Tanby live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Tanby is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 86 percent are found, National Capital District, where 12 percent are found and Central, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Tanby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tanby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tanby last name decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanbay91301/
Teanby91194/
Tanbey9112/
Thanby913/
Tannby913/
Tamnby911/
Tanbaya83370/
Tanbays831/
Tanba803,868/
Tamby80850/
Tanbi80686/
Tanbe80440/
Tonby8045/
Tanvy805/
Tanwy801/
Tanmbaya771/
Tambay731,412/
Thamby731,205/
Tambey73487/
Tamboy73235/
Tanbai73164/
Tanber7380/
Tanwey7353/
Tanuay7335/
Tanbio7331/
Tanmbe7329/
Tonnby7325/
Tanway7321/
Tanbee7316/
Thanbi7312/
Teinby7311/
Tanmbi735/
Tanbet735/
Taumby732/
Tambuy732/
Tanbij731/
Taanbi731/
Tanbie731/
Tonbey731/
Tanbaj731/
Tanbei731/
Tanbis731/
Tanbit731/
Tanbić731/
Tanboa731/
Tanboi731/
Tanuey731/
Taunba731/
Tamnbe731/
Tanhbe731/
Taanbe731/
Thanwy731/
Tanbhe731/
Toinby730/
Tounby730/
Thonby730/
Tambaya674,316/
Tanboğa671,224/
Tanbeer67587/
Thanbai6770/
Tanuhay6743/
Tanbuğa6738/
Thanwey6714/
Tomnbay6710/
Thanbhi673/
Thanmba672/
Thanvey672/
Tambioy672/
Thanway671/
Tasenbe671/
Thanhvy671/
Thambay671/
Thambey671/
Tannmbe671/
Tanbuua671/
Tagnuay671/
Taimbiy671/
Tammbey671/
Tambaay671/
Tanmbeu671/
Taunber671/
Tambahy671/
Tounbey670/
Thounby670/

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