Tanhou Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Tanhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Tanhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanhou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanhou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Tanhou live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 42 percent live, Atakora Department, where 32 percent live and Alibori Department, where 26 percent live. Apart from Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 9 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.
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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 Tanhou
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