Tangen Surname

67,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tangen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4,7641:1,07986
United States1,8531:195,60719,308
Indonesia2081:635,81350,069
Canada2021:182,40418,127
Sweden1341:73,4835,515
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
England451:1,238,17956,985
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Tangen (1,044) may also be a first name.

Tangen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tangen (Russian: Танген) occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tangen.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tangen is the 67,071st most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 981,752 people. Tangen is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Tangen live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Scandinavia. Tangen is also the 247,928th most commonly used first name globally, held by 1,044 people.

The last name Tangen is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 4,764 people, or 1 in 1,079. In Norway Tangen is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent are found, Western Norway, where 19 percent are found and Central Norway, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Norway it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Tangen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tangen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,309 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tangen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tangen last name are 1.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Tangen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning 323,528 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $50,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thangen9252/
Tanggen9250/
Tangeng9220/
Tangoen9213/
Tanguen925/
Tanghen923/
Tangeen921/
Tangent921/
Tagen91563/
Tangn912/
Thangoen86371/
Tanngoen86300/
Tanggeng8643/
Taningen865/
Teanngen865/
Taingoen865/
Thangeng863/
Thamngen863/
Tahngoen862/
Tannguen861/
Thanguen861/
Thanngen861/
Teamngen861/
Tansen83813/
Taigen83475/
Tangem83427/
Tongen83350/
Tangin83329/
Tangün83216/
Tanzen8395/
Tanean8341/
Taugen8341/
Taghen8334/
Tangne8331/
Tanien8327/
Taagen8321/
Tanyen8315/
Tagent8311/
Tanjen8310/
Tanhen838/
Tacgen837/
Tageen835/
Taguen834/
Teagen833/
Tancen833/
Thagen833/
Taygen833/
Tageng833/
Tamgen832/
Taggen832/
Thangn831/
Tagend831/
Tagnen831/
Tanein831/
Tanene831/
Tagaen831/
Thaingoen80734/
Teanngoen803/
Thainngen802/
Theanngen801/
Teamnguen801/
Tanheng77959/
Tanseng77576/
Tanjeen77543/
Tanguin77528/
Tongoen77413/
Tanjeng77167/
Tanging77114/
Tongeng77105/
Thanein7762/
Tanzeen7735/
Teagene7724/
Tanchen7722/
Tanesen7718/
Tanggem7716/
Tanguem7714/
Taugeng7713/
Tonghen7711/
Tamgenc7711/
Tanghin7710/
Tonguen779/
Tanshen778/
Tanijen777/
Tamngin777/
Tanseen777/
Taingin777/
Taunean775/
Thanean775/
Tansaen775/
Toungen774/
Teungen774/
Tangiem774/
Teanyen774/
Tangeem773/
Tanssen773/
Thansen773/
Teagent772/
Tanyeng772/
Tanzhen772/
Thangin772/
Tanyien772/
Tonngen772/
Thanene771/
Thanjen771/
Thahgen771/
Thongen771/
Taansen771/
Tanisen771/
Tankhen771/
Tannien771/
Taunzen771/
Tasncen771/
Taiguen771/
Thagenn771/
Tamnyen771/
Tangind771/
Tanngin771/
Teangem771/
Tagueen771/
Tanihen771/
Thagoen771/
Tannein771/
Tanieng771/
Tanceng771/
Teaguen770/
Tansend770/
Taumgen770/
Tanszen770/
Tongein770/
Tannean770/
Theamnguen751/
Thainngoen751/
Tagne7315,013/
Togen731,475/
Tagem7346/
Tongn734/
Theagene712,176/
Thongnen71345/
Tonngoen71245/
Tangging71120/
Thongoen7133/
Tonggeng7132/
Tagenova7122/
Taunsend7112/
Tancheng7112/
Tannchen7111/
Toongoen719/
Tandjeng717/
Tannesen715/
Tøhaugen715/
Tounguen713/
Tangneam713/
Tangniem713/
Tasengne712/
Theanyen712/
Tongneng711/
Thanseen711/
Thanzeen711/
Teinguen711/
Tahanean711/
Tongueng711/
Tangnine711/
Tanchein711/
Tannging711/
Taunienė711/
Taunzend711/
Thangyin711/
Thanheng711/
Toinge'n711/
Thaansen711/
Tohngoen711/
Tongieng711/
Tonngein711/
Theungen711/
Thongein711/
Thanghin711/
Thaingin711/
Tansheen711/
Tancheun711/
Tanzin677,264/
Tanjin674,679/
Teigen674,403/
Tansin67802/
Tongin67593/
Tamsen67493/
Tongün67200/
Taguem67185/
Tansem67122/
Tangim6798/
Thonngoen6794/
Tamşen6779/
Tancin6761/
Tonsen6750/
Tanine6746/
Taniñe6744/
Theamngin6731/
Taging6729/
Tanain6728/
Tongem6726/
Tanhin6719/
Tongne6717/
Togeng6716/
Toigen6715/
Tanyin6713/
Thancheun6713/
Tanjng6712/
Tanoin6711/
Taniyn6710/
Thongn6710/
Tonein679/
Thongueng679/
Tonyen677/
Thogen676/
Taneam676/
Tanzem675/
Taneeheng675/
Tanjem674/
Thonggeen674/
Theanjeen674/
Tongng674/
Thancheng674/
Tognen673/
Teagne673/
Tamgem673/
Tonene673/
Taugem673/
Tamgne673/
Teugen672/
Thagne672/
Tougen672/
Tonjen672/
Taigne672/
Tonien672/
Toguen672/
Tamėnienė672/
Teingueng672/
Teygen672/
Tanhyn672/
Togeen672/
Tomgen671/
Taygenova671/
Tageem671/
Tamzen671/
Tagnng671/
Tamgng671/
Toneun671/
Toggen671/
Taneym671/
Tansén671/
Tanneeneh671/
Teangniem671/
Taggne671/
Tanxin671/
Tonhen671/
Theanghin671/
Theanseng671/
Thonggoen671/
Taneeseng671/
Taneim671/
Thanhhien670/
Taugne670/

Tangen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tangen in the Russian language
Тангенtangen-

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