Tanguya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tanguya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Tanguya (8) may also be a first name.
Tanguya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanguya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanguya is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanguya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tanguya is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Tanguya is primarily found in Oceania, where 88 percent of Tanguya live; 88 percent live in Oceania Islands and 88 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tanguya is also the 4,213,784th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 8 people.
Tanguya is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Morobe, where 86 percent live and Hela, where 14 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanguya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tangueiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tanguia | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tonguya | 86 | 9 | / |
| Thangya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tangyai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tanguyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tangayya | 80 | 26 | / |
| Tangoiya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Thangyai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tangyait | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tangaiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tangea | 77 | 61 | / |
| Tangja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Thangaiya | 75 | 29 | / |
| Tangaiyah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Taingayya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thangayya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thongya | 71 | 1,077 | / |
| Tangjai | 71 | 634 | / |
| Tonguia | 71 | 174 | / |
| Tanguio | 71 | 14 | / |
| Thangaiyah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tangjia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tangyoo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tangjuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangjau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangjad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongyad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangeay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamguia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanghea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taungea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangueo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongyai | 67 | 2,524 | / |
| Thongyat | 67 | 218 | / |
| Thangjai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Tosengya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Thongyad | 67 | 15 | / |
| Toongyai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teangueo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tosingya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tangihau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangguio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thongyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thangjoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thangyoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taingyoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taungjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taungyoo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tanguya
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