Tanev Surname

80,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tanev Surname User-submission:

The surname Tanev comes from the first name Tanio, spread mostly in Southern Bulgaria (historic district of Thrace). Tanio itself is a Bulgarian abbreviation of the ancient Greek name of Athanasios (immortal). This import is due to the neighboring between Bulgaria and Greece, the lack of state boundaries for 400 years during both nations' serfdom in the Ottoman empire and the shared East Orthodox denomination between both nations.

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Tanev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria4,9811:1,401208
North Macedonia4411:4,765896
Greece2491:44,4977,240
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Canada411:898,67368,969
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Serbia331:216,51412,757
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Austria101:851,54467,454
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Taněv (2) are calculated separately.

Tanev (168) may also be a first name.

Tanev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Tanev comes from the first name Tanio, spread mostly in Southern Bulgaria (historic district of Thrace). Tanio itself is a Bulgarian abbreviation of the ancient Greek name of Athanasios (immortal). This import is due to the neighboring between Bulgaria and Greece, the lack of state boundaries for 400 years during both nations' serfdom in the Ottoman empire and the shared East Orthodox denomination between both nations. This name naturally entered other neighboring Slavic nations like the Serbian etc.

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Tanev Last Name Facts

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

Tanev (Russian: Танев) is most common in Bulgaria. It can also appear as: Taněv. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanev? popularity and diffusion

Tanev is the 80,453rd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,203,757 people. The surname Tanev is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Tanev live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Tanev is also the 705,855th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 168 people.

This surname is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 4,981 people, or 1 in 1,401. In Bulgaria Tanev is most prevalent in: Stara Zagora Province, where 24 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 17 percent live and Plovdiv Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Bulgaria it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 7 percent live and Greece, where 4 percent live.

Tanev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanev last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tanev earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning $50,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.8% more than the national average, earning $58,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taněv932/
Taneva916,767/
Tanaev912,311/
Taneev91429/
Taniev91152/
Tamnev9122/
Tatnev9110/
Tannev914/
Taenev911/
Tainev911/
Tanoev911/
Tahnev911/
Taneiv911/
Tausnev83111/
Tanhaev839/
Tangeev836/
Tanheev832/
Tamneev832/
Tagneev831/
Tanniev831/
Tonev804,770/
Tenev804,352/
Tanov80969/
Tanav8035/
Taniv8034/
Tanef8017/
Tanew8016/
Tanep809/
Taneb802/
Tanevová777/
Toneva735,398/
Taynov73161/
Toneev73133/
Tangeb7386/
Toniev7365/
Tonoev7359/
Taneff7357/
Tonaev7349/
Tainov7341/
Taunov7333/
Taanov7317/
Tangep7313/
Teniev7311/
Teneev7310/
Taneeb737/
Taneap737/
Tanepe736/
Tanyov734/
Tenaev734/
Thanav733/
Thaniv733/
Tannew732/
Tannov732/
Taenov732/
Tainef732/
Tanhew732/
Thanew731/
Toinev731/
Tomnev731/
Taniov731/
Tanniv731/
Thanef731/
Tanife731/
Teanov731/
Tasneb731/
Tasnef731/
Tanohv731/
Taneef731/
Teunaev67292/
Tahanov6788/
Tasneef6723/
Toynoev678/
Tahynov675/
Tenhaev673/
Thaneuf672/
Tauneef671/
Touneev671/
Tamnife671/
Tanaeff671/
Teineva671/
Tanheff671/
Thatnep671/
Thaneup670/

Tanev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanev in the Russian language
Таневtanev-

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