Tanhaei Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Tanhaei Surname User-submission:

The word Tanhaei is a noun from the Farsi (Persian) language.

Tanhai, Tanhaii and Tanhaie is a common Farsi (Persian) surname which means 'loneliness', 'solitude'.

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Tanhaei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tanhaei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The word Tanhaei is a noun from the Farsi (Persian) language.

Variants of it (different Latin transcripts of it) would be:

Tanhai, Tanhaii and Tanhaie is a common Farsi (Persian) surname which means 'loneliness', 'solitude'.

Etymologically, it is a Persian word, combined of tanha as the root, which is an adjective, meaning 'one', 'single', 'lonely', 'sole', and ii (long /i/ sound), which is a noun maker in Farsi.

Therefore Tanhaei would mean 'solitude', 'loneliness', 'singleness'.

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Tanhaei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanhaei is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Tanhaei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanhaei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tanhaei is the 2,580,327th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Tanhaei reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,745,057. Barring Iran Tanhaei occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

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