Tangye Surname
Approximately 475 people bear this surname
Tangye Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tengy,' a common name in the Hundred Rolls.
Tengy ad Fontem, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Allan Tengy, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nel Tengy, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameTangye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 174 | 1:119,362 | 13,671 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 78 | 1:312,505 | 20,777 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Tangye (335) may also be a first name.
Tangye Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tengy,' a common name in the Hundred Rolls.
Tengy ad Fontem, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Allan Tengy, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nel Tengy, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
(Anglo-French-Celt. and Cornish) the French Tanguy, Breton Tanguy, Tanneguy (M.Latin Tanneguidus) [perh. Breton tân (= Welsh and Cornish tân), fire + Breton guiú(= Welsh gwiw, Cornish gwyw, apt), brisk] Jenner (who does not attempt to explain the name) has the following note:— “Tangye (Tanguy, a quite common name in Brittany, from St. Tanguy, one of the entourage of St. Pol of Leon).’’—‘Corn. Names’: Hdbk. Cornish Lang., 1904, p. 199.
For the first element we may compare the fem. name Tannwen of the ‘Mabinog- ion.’ Doubtless the Tengy (not infreq.) of the Hundred-Rolls (a.d. 1274) is the same name— Tengy ad Fontem (Camb.)
From the Old Norse, penja; nickname (an axe).from the Danish, Tang, Tange, Teng; from the Dutch, Tang, Tanker, Tenge, Tenger, Tinga, Tinke; from the Flemish, Tanghe; from the French, Tanguy; a personal name.
Tangye Demographics
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Tangye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tangye (Marathi: तांग्ये) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 640,141st most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. Tangye occurs mostly in Africa, where 37 percent of Tangye are found; 37 percent are found in Central Africa and 37 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tangye is also the 478,225th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 335 people.
Tangye is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 119,362. In Cameroon Tangye is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 66 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 21 percent reside and Centre Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Tangye is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.
Tangye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tangye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tangye surname expanded 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tangye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tangye last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.
Tangye earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $44,441 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangyie | 92 | 435 | / |
| Twangye | 92 | 6 | / |
| Tangyue | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tangyee | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tangy | 91 | 50 | / |
| Tiwangye | 86 | 1,001 | / |
| Tuwangye | 86 | 802 | / |
| Towangye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tuyangye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tangyi | 83 | 224 | / |
| Dangye | 83 | 59 | / |
| Tangya | 83 | 58 | / |
| Tangyu | 83 | 46 | / |
| Tengye | 83 | 16 | / |
| Tongye | 83 | 11 | / |
| Taingy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tungye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tweyangye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tangyao | 77 | 27 | / |
| Tangyou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tengyie | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tangyoo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tingyue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tongyue | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tangyai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tengyue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tengyee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dangy | 73 | 81 | / |
| Tongy | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tengy | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tingy | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tungy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Taengyai | 71 | 135 | / |
| Taengyoo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tuyungye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tenagyei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taungyoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taingyoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tungyueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dangyewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tyongyee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tyongyie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tengya | 67 | 173 | / |
| Dangya | 67 | 88 | / |
| Tongya | 67 | 84 | / |
| Dongye | 67 | 55 | / |
| Tongyu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Dengye | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tongyi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tungyo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tweyungye | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tingyu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dingye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tengyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tungyu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tengyu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tingyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tongyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dhangy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dangyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dangyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tweyongye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tingya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daungy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tngyai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenngy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinagy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dnagye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuongy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Twongyiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| T-Nagy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiwaangya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dungye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tinngy | 67 | 0 | / |
Tangye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tangye in the Marathi language | ||
| तांग्ये | tangye | - |
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