Tanihu Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tanihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tanihu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanihu is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanihu? popularity and diffusion

Tanihu is the 684,148th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. Tanihu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tanihu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Tanihu is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Other than Ghana this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Tanihu Last Name Statistics demography

Tanihu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanihui9236/
Taniohu921/
Tanihou921/
Taniu911,414/
Tanhu91108/
Tagniheu861/
Tangihau861/
Tanius83258/
Tanieu83253/
Taniou83183/
Tanhui8346/
Tanhou8323/
Tanhuy8323/
Tauniu8314/
Thaniu837/
Taniue835/
Tainiu833/
Tangiu832/
Tanniu831/
Tanhiu831/
Tanoiu831/
Taniju831/
Tanjiu831/
Tanniou77712/
Tauniua7732/
Tannieu7715/
Tangiau779/
Tannius773/
Taniush772/
Tangoiu771/
Tanehou771/
Tanhyou771/
Tagniou771/
Tanju733,884/
Tanyu732,002/
Tanho73187/
Toniu7318/
Teniu7317/
Tonhu734/
Tanehaus712/
Thaenhyu712/
Tognihou711/
Thanju67216/
Tonius6798/
Tanțău6765/
Toniut6750/
Tanyou6734/
Tonoiu6733/
Tanyuh6731/
Tanoyu6727/
Tanjud6727/
Tangnu6716/
Tanjut6716/
Tanyuy6713/
Tanuju6712/
Tanjou679/
Thanyu678/
Tonhou678/
Tanoju675/
Tonhuy674/
Tanjui674/
Tagnou673/
Tangeu672/
Tanjyu672/
Tanuyu672/
Tainho672/
Tannehaus671/
Taneju671/
Tanyut671/
Tenehu671/
Tonieu671/
Totniu671/
Tanjeu671/
Tanjuh671/
Taneau671/
Tannyu671/
Tanéus671/
Tanjuy671/

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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 Tanihu
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