Tanguh Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tanguh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanguh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tanguh (50) may also be a first name.

Tanguh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanguh is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanguh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Tanguh are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tanguh is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 50 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 26,449,839. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Lampung, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangguh92176/
Tanguha922/
Tanguch921/
Tangouh921/
Tangu914,623/
Tanggauh861/
Tangut836,303/
Tanggu832,205/
Tangus831,453/
Tangou83615/
Tanguç83499/
Thangu83166/
Tanghu8329/
Tangau8326/
Tanguz8322/
Tangud8310/
Tanngu838/
Tanguá834/
Tahngu831/
Tamguh831/
Tgangu831/
Tangahu773,786/
Tanghus77101/
Tangout7773/
Tanggut7770/
Tanggus7740/
Tanggau7727/
Tongush7726/
Tangueu7725/
Tanghau7721/
Tonguch777/
Thang'u775/
Tanghui774/
Tangaud774/
Thangau774/
Tanghou773/
Ttanggu773/
Taningu773/
Tangoup772/
Thanghu771/
Thangou771/
Tohnguh771/
Tangheu771/
Tangult771/
Tanghoo771/
Tongu731,743/
Tamgu731/
Toungouh7148/
Thanghoo711/
Tanengou711/
Tongouha711/
Tahangou711/
Tongou674,512/
Tonguç672,097/
Tonguş67200/
Thongu67188/
Tongut67180/
Tonguz67164/
Tamgou6739/
Tongau6738/
Tonggu6718/
Tangoo6711/
Teingu676/
Tangoe675/
Tonghu673/
Toungu672/
Tongus672/
Tohngu671/

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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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  • 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 Tanguh
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