Tangwar Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Tangwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tangwar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Tangwar (42) may also be a first name.

Tangwar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tangwar is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tangwar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tangwar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Tangwar live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya Tangwar is primarily found in: Nandi County, where 90 percent live, Bomet County, where 8 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanguar86129/
Tangbar861/
Tangguar805/
Tongward801/
Tongwart801/
Tanguare801/
Toningwar7521/
Thongward754/
Thongwatr751/
Tanquar710/
Tanquart6741/
Tongguar671/
Thongguard591/
Tongbor57105/
Tongbour535/
Thongbour5045/
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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 Tangwar
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