Tangsan Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tangsan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangsan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1481:1,196,91148,419
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tangsan (587) may also be a first name.

Tangsan Last Name Facts

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

Tangsan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangsan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. Tangsan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tangsan live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tangsan is also the 345,345th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 587 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 1,196,911. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 94 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Tangsan
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