Tanganda Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tanganda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanganda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe461:335,61432,404
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Tanganda (34) may also be a first name.

Tanganda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanganda occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanganda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tanganda are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tanganda is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 34 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 335,614. In Zimbabwe Tanganda is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 39 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 17 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Tanganda occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

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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 Tanganda
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