Tanhoun Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Tanhoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 87 | 1:118,800 | 13,087 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
Tanhoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanhoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanhoun is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanhoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tanhoun is the 1,839,022nd most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tanhoun are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Tanhoun is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 118,800. In Benin it is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 71 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 9 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin Tanhoun is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Tanhoun
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