Tanenbaum Surname
Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname
Tanenbaum Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'fir' or 'Christmas-tree' in German, and is, funnily enough, a common Jewish surname. It is derived from the German words Tanne, meaning 'fir', and Baum, meaning 'tree'; connected with an 'n' = 'Tannenbaum'. This surname had some variations, either by pure misspellings or as an indicator that an ancestor was moving to another country.
Read More About This SurnameTanenbaum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,406 | 1:257,794 | 24,375 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Tanenbaum Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'fir' or 'Christmas-tree' in German, and is, funnily enough, a common Jewish surname. It is derived from the German words Tanne, meaning 'fir', and Baum, meaning 'tree'; connected with an 'n' = 'Tannenbaum'. This surname had some variations, either by pure misspellings or as an indicator that an ancestor was moving to another country.
- deleted-173293This is a Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname, meaning 'fir tree' or 'pine tree'.
- evergreen01Tanenbaum Demographics
Average Tanenbaum Salary in
United States
$64,554 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tanenbaum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanenbaum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanenbaum (Russian: Таненбаум) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tanenbaum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanenbaum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tanenbaum is the 257,166th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,756,884 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Tanenbaum live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,406 people, or 1 in 257,794. In The United States Tanenbaum is most numerous in: New York, where 28 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.
Tanenbaum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tanenbaum last name are 44.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.87% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tanenbaum earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.61% more than the national average, earning $64,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 104.35% more than the national average, earning $101,527 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tannenbaum | 95 | 6,282 | / |
| Tanennbaum | 95 | 1 | / |
| Tanenbum | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tannennbaum | 90 | 1 | / |
| Tenenbaum | 89 | 3,667 | / |
| Taninbaum | 89 | 16 | / |
| Tanenbaun | 89 | 6 | / |
| Tanembaum | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tonenbaum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tanenboum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tannenbum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tannenbaun | 84 | 10 | / |
| Tenennbaum | 84 | 7 | / |
| Tannenbaym | 84 | 3 | / |
| Tannembaum | 84 | 3 | / |
| Tonnenbaum | 84 | 2 | / |
| Tamnembaum | 84 | 1 | / |
| Taunembaum | 84 | 0 | / |
| Tannenbaumová | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tannenbaumova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tenenbum | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tenembaum | 78 | 120 | / |
| Teninbaum | 78 | 20 | / |
| Tenenboum | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tannenboun | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tenenboim | 67 | 46 | / |
| Tenenbojm | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tanimbom | 59 | 3 | / |
| Tenemboim | 56 | 4 | / |
| Tanimbang | 56 | 1 | / |
Tanenbaum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanenbaum in the Russian language | ||
| Таненбаум | tanenbaum | - |
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