Tangwan Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tangwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tangwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3921:52,9826,904
India181:42,614,743461,117
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tangwan (47) may also be a first name.

Tangwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tangwan (Hindi: तंगवान) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tangwan is the 683,026th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. Tangwan occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Tangwan are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 47 people.

Tangwan is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 52,982. In Cameroon Tangwan is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 51 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangwane934/
Thangwane88193/
Tasingwan881/
Tanguan861,020/
Tangban86642/
Tongwan86168/
Tankwan862/
Tangwam861/
Tangwon861/
Ta'angwane821/
Thongwan802,144/
Tongwane80546/
Tangkuan8059/
Tangbain8037/
Tannguan8036/
Tankwane8019/
Tongkwan8013/
Tangguan8013/
Tonghwan807/
Tongwhan804/
Tangquan802/
Thanguan801/
Tankwang801/
Tanghuan801/
Thongkwan75274/
Tanghuang75123/
Thongwane75114/
Thongwhan7516/
Thonghwan7510/
Thanguane756/
Thangwong755/
Tangwhong754/
Tangguang751/
Tancuan71128/
Tanguam7143/
Tongwon7117/
Tanquan711/
Tankuan711/
Tangwom711/
Theangwong711/
Thongwon6782/
Tongwong6736/
Tangbein6712/
Tangboon673/
Tangvong672/
Tongwonh671/
Thamkwan671/
Tankuhan671/

Tangwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tangwan in the Hindi language
तंगवानtangavana50
तंग्वानtangvana33.33
तंगवाणtangavana16.67

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tangwan
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