Tangaya Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Tangaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Tangaya (19) may also be a first name.
Tangaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tangaya (Marathi: तंगया) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tangaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Tangaya are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Tangaya is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 921,695. In Malaysia Tangaya is most frequent in: Selangor, where 38 percent live, Penang, where 25 percent live and Johor, where 22 percent live. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tangaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tangaya in the Marathi language | ||
| तंगया | tangaya | 89.47 |
| तंगययन | tangayayana | 10.53 |
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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 Tangaya
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