Tanga Surname
Approximately 25,606 people bear this surname
Tanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 7,573 | 1:9,756 | 1,210 |
| Cameroon | 4,729 | 1:4,392 | 524 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| India | 1,182 | 1:648,955 | 30,644 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,133 | 1:13,626 | 1,866 |
| Indonesia | 1,082 | 1:122,227 | 12,312 |
| Togo | 1,050 | 1:6,903 | 1,501 |
| Uganda | 885 | 1:44,112 | 5,521 |
| Italy | 584 | 1:104,720 | 17,652 |
| Papua New Guinea | 537 | 1:15,184 | 1,469 |
| Nigeria | 525 | 1:337,415 | 18,367 |
| Zambia | 469 | 1:33,795 | 3,428 |
| South Africa | 438 | 1:123,693 | 14,598 |
| Tanzania | 400 | 1:132,354 | 12,363 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Benin | 272 | 1:37,999 | 4,906 |
| Burkina Faso | 250 | 1:73,408 | 2,730 |
| Vanuatu | 236 | 1:1,116 | 281 |
| United States | 224 | 1:1,618,120 | 108,461 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Turkey | 180 | 1:432,341 | 25,705 |
| Niger | 173 | 1:110,937 | 4,431 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Moldova | 125 | 1:28,491 | 4,630 |
| Kenya | 117 | 1:394,700 | 22,236 |
| France | 92 | 1:721,986 | 90,334 |
| Argentina | 79 | 1:541,056 | 39,330 |
| Congo | 76 | 1:65,646 | 5,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 68 | 1:339,283 | 12,260 |
| Malaysia | 59 | 1:499,902 | 25,042 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Cook Islands | 46 | 1:395 | 34 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Peru | 34 | 1:934,827 | 18,471 |
| Romania | 34 | 1:590,526 | 42,844 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Albania | 13 | 1:224,158 | 14,039 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Tañga (41) are calculated separately.
Tanga (34,493) may also be a first name.
Tanga Demographics
Tanga Political Affiliation
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Tanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanga (Arabic: تانغا, Bengali: টাঙ্গা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﺠﺎ, Hindi: तंगा, Marathi: तंगा, Oriya: ଟ, Russian: Таньга) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Tañga. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 21,299th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 284,603 people. Tanga is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Tanga live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 25,007th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 34,493 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 7,573 people, or 1 in 9,756. Besides The DR Congo this surname occurs in 85 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 6 percent reside.
Tanga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tanga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tanga surname rose 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Tanga surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tanga last name are 7.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.78% being registered with the political party.
The amount Tanga earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning €29,548 per year; in Peru they earn 23.73% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,785 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning R 243,228 per year; in United States they earn 23.34% more than the national average, earning $53,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.11% more than the national average, earning $56,692 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻨﺠﺎ | tnja | - |
| Tanga in the Bengali language | ||
| টাঙ্গা | tanga | - |
| Tanga in the Marathi language | ||
| तंगा | tanga | 97.08 |
| तांगा | tanga | 0.69 |
| मंगा | manga | 0.28 |
| तानगा | tanaga | 0.28 |
| टांगा | tanga | 0.28 |
| लंगा | langa | 0.14 |
| तंग | tanga | 0.14 |
| मांगा | manga | 0.14 |
| तगा | taga | 0.14 |
| Tanga in the Hindi language | ||
| तंगा | tanga | 63.64 |
| टानगा | tanaga | 11.36 |
| तांगा | tanga | 6.82 |
| टंगा | tanga | 4.55 |
| तंगाा | tangaa | 2.27 |
| तांगङा | tangana | 2.27 |
| तांग | tanga | 2.27 |
| तन्गा | tan'ga | 2.27 |
| टांगा | tanga | 2.27 |
| तनगा | tanaga | 2.27 |
| Tanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟ | ta | 55.07 |
| ଟା | ta | 15.22 |
| ଟାା | taa | 4.35 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 2.17 |
| ଅନିଲ | anila | 1.45 |
| କନକ | kanaka | 1.45 |
| ସାନ | sana | 0.72 |
| ତଂଗା | tanga | 0.72 |
| ମାଗି | magi | 0.72 |
| ଜାନୀ | jani | 0.72 |
| ନାନା | nana | 0.72 |
| ଯାନି | yani | 0.72 |
| ଟଂଗ | tanga | 0.72 |
| ହଂସା | hansa | 0.72 |
| ତାଂଗା | tanga | 0.72 |
| Tanga in the Russian language | ||
| Таньга | tanga | - |
| Tanga in the Arabic language | ||
| تانغا | tangha | - |
| تانقي | tanqy | - |
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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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