Tanikawa Surname

363,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Tanikawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanikawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3591:596,30722,253
Japan3041:420,54013,230
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
China31:455,773,85521,925
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Tanikawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanikawa has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanikawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanikawa is the 363,955th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,346,316 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Tanikawa reside; 44 percent reside in East Asia and 36 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 596,307. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 89 percent are found, Paraná, where 4 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 3 percent are found. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 31 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 13 percent are found.

Tanikawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tanikawa surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.

Tanikawa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.4% more than the national average, earning $54,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanekawa88202/
Tanikawo8830/
Tanikava8814/
Tonekawa757,194/
Tanikova7554/
Tanikoba751/
Tanicava751/
Tanikeeva7177/
Taynikova7157/
Tannikova714/
Tatnikova712/
Tanikowit711/
Tanaaikeva671/

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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 Tanikawa
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