Tanhum Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tanhum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanhum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Israel21:4,278,817136,311

Tanhum (6) may also be a first name.

Tanhum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanhum is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanhum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanhum is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Tanhum occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Tanhum reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Tanhum is also the 4,967,096th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 6 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 3,489,452. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 50 percent are found and Stara Zagora Province, where 50 percent are found. Other than Bulgaria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanum91285/
Tanjum835,420/
Tanhun83119/
Tannum8377/
Tasnum8352/
Tangum8343/
Taanum8333/
Tanaum8313/
Tainum836/
Tanium835/
Thanum834/
Tanhom833/
Tanume831/
Tanoum831/
Tanumg831/
Tanhoun77101/
Thaanum7770/
Thannum7763/
Thatnum7760/
Tangnum7725/
Thainum7712/
Tanhoem776/
Teanhom775/
Tangoum774/
Thanhom773/
Taanjum773/
Tanhjun772/
Tahanum772/
Tasnnum772/
Tangeum772/
Tanhung771/
Tanoume771/
Tanjaum771/
Taunnum771/
Tamnnum771/
Taannum771/
Tajnnum771/
Taniume771/
Teangum771/
Tanom73177/
Tonum73168/
Tanun73103/
Tenum731/
Theanhom717/
Teangaum715/
Thamnium712/
Tangnium711/
Tangeium711/
Thainium711/
Thaingum711/
Thonhoum711/
Thonhaum711/
Tahannum711/
Tangun67340/
Tanjun67130/
Tonjum67110/
Tanoun6766/
Tanung6760/
Tongum6743/
Tanaun6722/
Tanyun6711/
Tamnun6710/
Tannun6710/
Teinum677/
Tasnun677/
Tonhun676/
Taynun676/
Tainun676/
Thanun675/
Taanom675/
Tanune675/
Tonnum672/
Theangaum671/
Tahnun671/
Tanuun671/
Tanonh671/
Taneom671/
Tanjuchem671/
Tanjom671/
Teangnoum671/
Thongehum671/
Thenum671/
Tanhousen670/
Tanhausen670/

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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 Tanhum
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