Tanguay Surname
Approximately 13,723 people bear this surname
Tanguay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 10,603 | 1:3,475 | 450 |
| United States | 3,003 | 1:120,699 | 12,912 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Tanguay (22) may also be a first name.
Tanguay Demographics
Average Tanguay Salary in
United States
$46,964 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tanguay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanguay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanguay is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanguay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 38,339th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 531,046 people. Tanguay is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Tanguay are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 22 people.
The last name Tanguay is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 10,603 people, or 1 in 3,475. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 89 percent are found, Ontario, where 7 percent are found and Alberta, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Canada it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Tanguay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tanguay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 7,324 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tanguay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tanguay surname are 8.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.86% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tanguay earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.86% less than the national average, earning $42,299 CAD per year.
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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 Tanguay
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