Tangrai Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tangrai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangrai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tangrai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tangrai (Bengali: তংরাই) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangrai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Tangrai are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 43 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tangrai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tangrai in the Bengali language
তংরাইtanra'i-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tangrai
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