Tanguy Surname

26,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Tanguy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanguy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France18,2801:3,634267
Chad9631:14,1141,774
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Guernsey881:732115
Jersey591:1,681251
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Canada511:722,46357,796
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
England391:1,428,66862,556
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Saint Pierre and Miquelon141:457115
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Israel111:777,96750,646
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Congo81:623,63715,053
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
China41:341,830,39216,990
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tanguy (25,229) may also be a first name.

Tanguy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanguy occurs most in France. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanguy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 26,825th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 363,832 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Tanguy live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Tanguy is also the 31,775th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 25,229 people.

Tanguy is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 18,280 people, or 1 in 3,634. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 52 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 6 percent live. Excluding France Tanguy occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Tanguy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tanguy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tanguy surname increased 3,720 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tanguy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tanguy are 0.95999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tanguy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning 347,565 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $42,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.3% less than the national average, earning $43,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tainguy9262/
Tangauy923/
Tanguey923/
Thanguy922/
Tanguye921/
Tangy9150/
Tangoy83906/
Tangui83792/
Tangey83269/
Tangyi83224/
Tangay83188/
Tonguy83138/
Tangyt838/
Tangiy835/
Thangy834/
Tanguá834/
Tamguy833/
Taingy832/
Tanggy831/
Tanghy831/
Tangyp831/
Tanguis77126/
Taingay77110/
Tanguid7789/
Tanguep7785/
Tanghay7775/
Tanggoy7766/
Tangaya7761/
Tanggay7750/
Tonguey7717/
Tangued7716/
Tangues7711/
Thangay774/
Tanghui774/
Tanguez773/
Tanguha772/
Tanggui772/
Tanguet771/
Tayngay771/
Tangheu771/
Tangyhe771/
Tanguei771/
Tongguy771/
Tonghuy771/
Tonguuy771/
Tanga7325,606/
Tange7313,506/
Tangi737,576/
Tongy7313/
Tangguid7136/
Tanghaya7123/
Tanggaya715/
Thangeyi711/
Tangyova711/
Thonghuy711/
Taingaay711/
Tangoa679,015/
Thange677,498/
Tanger676,043/
Tanghe675,399/
Tangha672,264/
Tangai671,351/
Tangie671,250/
Tangga671,007/
Tamnge67800/
Tangge67425/
Thangi67388/
Tangid67350/
Tanggi67310/
Taunga67287/
Tangis67284/
Tongoy67253/
Tangoi67248/
Tangit67241/
Tongay67202/
Tangaa67185/
Tongui67176/
Tanges67152/
Tangeh67132/
Teanga67132/
Taanga6797/
Tangiz6765/
Tanget6764/
Tangea6761/
Tanghi6758/
Tangee6747/
Tangiç6746/
Tainga6737/
Taangi6731/
Tangip6728/
Tongyi6723/
Tongey6720/
Tankga6720/
Tangep6713/
Teangi6712/
Thongy6710/
Tannga678/
Tanged677/
Tangih676/
Tangeľ674/
Tainge672/
Tanngi672/
Tangaj672/
Taungi672/
Thanggaya672/
Teange671/
Taange671/
Taunge671/
Tangii671/
Tangje671/
Tuongy671/
Tachengui671/
Tainguish671/
Tan'ga671/
Tamgoy671/
Tamgui671/
Tanghé671/
Tanhge671/
Tatngi671/
Thonggouy671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanguy
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