Taniga Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Taniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France91:7,380,302306,885
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Tañiga (3) are calculated separately.

Taniga (44) may also be a first name.

Taniga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taniga is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Tañiga. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taniga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Taniga live; 30 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 44 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 7,380,302. In France Taniga is most common in: Île-de-France, where 100 percent are found. Not including France Taniga exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Japan, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tañiga943/
Tanigau9239/
Taniega9236/
Thaniga9226/
Tanigoa924/
Tagniga921/
Thanigai8635/
Tanigy83942/
Tanega83619/
Tanigo83337/
Tanuga83241/
Tanjga83188/
Toniga83110/
Tanige8322/
Tanigi838/
Teniga832/
Taunega7712/
Taniges779/
Tangega778/
Tanigoi776/
Tangigi775/
Tañiega772/
Taniger771/
Thanigo771/
Tanigui771/
Taniego771/
Teeniga771/
Tanhuga771/
Tuiniga771/
Tanyoga771/
Tañga7341/
Tanniger7151/
Tagnigou7128/
Tanuingo7113/
Tanigued7112/
Taniegou711/
Taunuuga711/
Thannghinga711/
Tonnigas711/
Tanegi6742/
Tonigo6725/
Tenuga6721/
Tonigi6718/
Tenega674/
Tanuinggo674/
Tonuga674/
Tanhgo673/
Tonega672/
Tanego672/
Tanugo671/
Tanegy671/
Tanege671/
Tanhge671/

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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 Taniga
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