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 last name Tanhum is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanhum? popularity and diffusion

Tanhum is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Tanhum are found; 50 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Tanhum is also the 4,967,096th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 6 people.

It is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 3,489,452. In Bulgaria Tanhum is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 50 percent are found and Stara Zagora Province, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Bulgaria this surname occurs 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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