Tangny Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Tangny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Tangny (13) may also be a first name.

Tangny Last Name Facts

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

Tangny is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Tangny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangny? popularity and diffusion

Tangny is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Tangny live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name Tangny is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 411,832. In Scotland Tangny is mostly found in: East Dunbartonshire, where 54 percent live, Glasgow City, where 38 percent live and Argyll and Bute, where 8 percent live. Barring Scotland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangney921,744/
Tangnoy928/
Tangnay920/
Tagny91448/
Thangnoy862/
Tangni83727/
Tagney83246/
Tangne8331/
Taigny8325/
Tagnoy835/
Tongny835/
Tangna835/
Tagnyo831/
Tangnoi77211/
Tongnoy77133/
Thongny77123/
Tangnes77111/
Tangner7725/
Tangngi7718/
Taghnyi7711/
Thangni779/
Tangnge775/
Tangnäs773/
Tagnaya772/
Taggney771/
Tongney771/
Tanngna771/
Tangnui771/
Taugney770/
Tanningney752/
Tagne7315,013/
Tagna731,232/
Tagni731,063/
Togny739/
Tagné731/
Tagnè731/
Thongnoy71184/
Thongnuy71157/
Thangnoi71119/
Thongney7192/
Tangness7142/
Tangngai7114/
Taingnoi714/
Tasengne712/
Theangna711/
Thongnay711/
Teangnoi711/
Tangnaha711/
Thangneh711/
Tagner67121/
Tongna67112/
Tongni67102/
Teigny6776/
Tagnie6761/
Tagnit6726/
Tongne6717/
Thagni673/
Togney673/
Teagne673/
Tamgne673/
Thagne672/
Tagnet672/
Tougny672/
Taigne672/
Tagnai672/
Tagnes671/
Tamgni671/
Taigni671/
Taigna671/
Thaungnoi671/
Taggne671/
Tognoy671/
Teugny671/
Thanggnet671/
Taagna671/
Taagni671/
Tagnid671/
Taugne670/

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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 Tangny
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