Tanghian Surname

453,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Tanghian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanghian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7461:135,70822,982
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tanghian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanghian is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanghian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 453,475th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,742,708 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tanghian are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Tanghian is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 746 people, or 1 in 135,708. In The Philippines Tanghian is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 27 percent live, Davao Region, where 24 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 17 percent live. Not including The Philippines Tanghian is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Tanghian
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