Tancu Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Romania

Tancu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tancu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3151:171,99319,060
Romania2321:86,54310,089
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Tancu (99) may also be a first name.

Tancu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tancu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tancu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,062nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. Tancu is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Tancu reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tancu is also the 951,070th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 99 people.

The surname Tancu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 171,993. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Western Cape, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 41 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Tancu Last Name Statistics demography

Tancu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.6% less than the national average, earning R 93,624 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tancau91571/
Tanciu91129/
Tanchu91107/
Tancou917/
Tancus914/
Teancu911/
Tanchou83139/
Tancous838/
Tacencu836/
Tancheu832/
Thancus831/
Tanchup831/
Tanchut831/
Tanju803,884/
Tansu801,816/
Tanku80969/
Toncu80944/
Tanzu80636/
Tanxu8017/
Tanžu801/
Tantchou77312/
Tanchoux77292/
Tanchaud77103/
Tantcheu7723/
Tanchaut7712/
Tanceusz778/
Tanceuzs771/
Thangceu771/
Tanncous771/
Ttacincu771/
Tankeu736,274/
Tankou731,459/
Tankuş73868/
Tonciu73472/
Tansuğ73264/
Thanju73216/
Tansui73194/
Thansu73183/
Tamchu73169/
Tandju7398/
Tangku7390/
Tankuy7353/
Tonchu7334/
Toncou7333/
Tancoo7327/
Tanjud7327/
Tancoe7325/
Tanjut7316/
Tankau7315/
Tanshu7310/
Tanzhu7310/
Tanjou739/
Tanzou738/
Thanku737/
Tansou736/
Tankui735/
Tanzuu734/
Tanjui734/
Tansup733/
Taunku732/
Tangiu732/
Tansuy732/
Thanxu731/
Thamcu731/
Tainku731/
Tansus731/
Tantsu731/
Tansau731/
Tanjeu731/
Tanjuh731/
Tankhu731/
Tansiu731/
Tanjuy731/
Thancy730/
Thanhchau710/
Tangkau67464/
Tangkhu67129/
Tandjeu6750/
Tangkup6748/
Tantsuy6735/
Tančouz6727/
Tandjou6726/
Tatnkeu6718/
Taangku6716/
Thansup6711/
Tangkud679/
Tangiau679/
Tanzhou678/
Tanssou677/
Tantsui677/
Tangkuh676/
Tangkou676/
Tančous676/
Tangkus675/
Tankahu674/
Tonchui674/
Tanchoo673/
Touncou672/
Tantsou672/
Tankeuh672/
Tansout672/
Tankhui672/
Tonchou671/
Tonchut671/
Thankou671/
Tangkui671/
Thansut671/
Tainkeu671/
Tamcheu671/
Tonchau671/
Toncheu671/
Taunsui671/
Tatnkou671/
Tanzush671/
Dtankeu671/
Tanchão671/
Tansuha671/
Tansuhs671/

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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 Tancu
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