Tanguam Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

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

Tanguam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanguam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Tanguam (39) may also be a first name.

Tanguam Last Name Facts

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

Tanguam is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanguam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Tanguam is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Tanguam are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tanguam is also the 1,637,361st most common given name globally, borne by 39 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Tanguam is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanguan861,020/
Tangwam861/
Thonguam80931/
Tangkuan8059/
Tannguan8036/
Tangguan8013/
Tangquan802/
Thanguan801/
Tongkuam801/
Tanghuan801/
Thainguan75241/
Tanghuang75123/
Thongkuam7548/
Thanguane756/
Thaynguan752/
Tangguang751/
Tangban71642/
Tangwan71435/
Tancuan71128/
Tonguan7120/
Tanquan711/
Tangwom711/
Tankuan711/
Totnguan67724/
Thonguan67361/
Tangbain6737/
Tangwane674/
Tongguan673/
Thonguom672/
Tosnguan671/
Tankuhan671/
Tonguhan671/

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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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  • 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 Tanguam
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