Tanigo Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Tanigo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 317 | 1:403,294 | 12,942 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Tanigo (12) may also be a first name.
Tanigo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanigo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanigo is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanigo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tanigo is the 823,466th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. Tanigo occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Tanigo reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 94 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Tanigo is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 403,294. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 82 percent are found, Shiga Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 6 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanigoi | 92 | 6 | / |
| Tanigoa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Thanigo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taniego | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tagnigou | 86 | 28 | / |
| Tanuingo | 86 | 13 | / |
| Taniegou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taniga | 83 | 30 | / |
| Tonigo | 83 | 25 | / |
| Tanhgo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tanego | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tanugo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanuinggo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tanigau | 77 | 39 | / |
| Taniega | 77 | 36 | / |
| Thaniga | 77 | 26 | / |
| Tenigou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanegou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangego | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonigho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taneago | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tagniga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taneegot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taneegod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taneghoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanega | 67 | 619 | / |
| Tanuga | 67 | 241 | / |
| Tanjga | 67 | 188 | / |
| Toniga | 67 | 110 | / |
| Tenego | 67 | 76 | / |
| Tañiga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teniga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tonhgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonego | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tanigo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis