Tangay Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Tangay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 62 | 1:71,105 | 6,042 |
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| Turkey | 45 | 1:1,729,365 | 63,766 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Tangay (44) may also be a first name.
Tangay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tangay (Hindi: तंगय, Marathi: तंगाय, Oriya: ଟାାୟ) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tangay.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tangay is the 1,235,409th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Tangay reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 44 people.
The last name Tangay is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 71,105. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Gbarpolu County, where 61 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 37 percent reside and Grand Cape Mount County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Liberia it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent reside and Turkey, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tangay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tangay in the Hindi language | ||
| तंगय | tangaya | - |
| Tangay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟାାୟ | taaya | - |
| Tangay in the Marathi language | ||
| तंगाय | tangaya | 50 |
| तंगय | tangaya | 50 |
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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 Tangay
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