Tangtu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Tangtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Tangtu (21) may also be a first name.
Tangtu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangtu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tangtu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tangtu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangtu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tangtu is the 4,772,636th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Tangtu live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name globally, held by 21 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Tangtu is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 12 percent are found and China, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangtup | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tangteu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Teangtud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thaingtus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thangthuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tongtup | 77 | 27 | / |
| Tongtou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tongtus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thongtu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tongtui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tongtuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thaingthus | 75 | 4 | / |
| Theangthus | 75 | 4 | / |
| Theangthup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thongtup | 71 | 82 | / |
| Thongtui | 71 | 31 | / |
| Thongtou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Thongtud | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thongtus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thongteu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tongthup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangtoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongtau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongtuyh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongthou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tancthou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongthui | 67 | 163 | / |
| Thongthou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thongtouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thongtouch | 63 | 1 | / |
| Theingthut | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tongtoo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Tongtoe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Thongtoo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Thongthoe | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Tangtu
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