Tanimoun Surname

274,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Tanimoun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanimoun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,4061:13,650946
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tanimoun (1,655) may also be a first name.

Tanimoun Last Name Facts

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

Tanimoun is found most frequently in Niger. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tanimoun.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanimoun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanimoun is the 274,840th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,157,499 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanimoun reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 189,342nd most frequently held forename internationally, held by 1,655 people.

Tanimoun is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 1,406 people, or 1 in 13,650. In Niger Tanimoun is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 31 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 30 percent live and Dosso Region, where 21 percent live. Other than Niger this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

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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 Tanimoun
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