Tangau Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Tangau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Tangau (26) may also be a first name.
Tangau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tangau (Marathi: तांगउ) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Tangau are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tangau is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 26 people.
The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 53 percent are found and Sabah, where 47 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tangau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tangau in the Marathi language | ||
| तांगउ | tanga'u | - |
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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 Tangau
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