Tanganho Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Tanganho Surname User-submission:

Tanganho means 'a small dry branch' and reportedly originates from the Alentejo region in Portugal.

Tanganho Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal941:110,8325,195
France191:3,495,933219,029
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tanganho Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tanganho means 'a small dry branch' and reportedly originates from the Alentejo region in Portugal.

- hikarinyan
DNA test information

Tanganho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanganho has its highest incidence in Portugal. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tanganho click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanganho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tanganho is the 1,674,734th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Tanganho is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Tanganho live; 80 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Portugal, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 110,832. Beside Portugal it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanganha881/
Tangangeo8223/
Thanganiah781/
Tangania75363/
Tanganya752/
Tangagna751/
Tonganha751/
Taangania711/
Tangani'a711/
Tonganya6361/
Tangounja591/
Thongganya562/
Tongonya50127/
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