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 last name Tangay (Hindi: तंगय, Marathi: तंगाय, Oriya: ଟାାୟ) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tangay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,235,409th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Tangay occurs mostly 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 common given name in the world, held by 44 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 71,105. In Liberia Tangay is mostly concentrated in: Gbarpolu County, where 61 percent live, Montserrado County, where 37 percent live and Grand Cape Mount County, where 2 percent live. Other than Liberia Tangay is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and Turkey, where 24 percent live.
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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