Tanimu Surname
Approximately 72,388 people bear this surname
Tanimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71,523 | 1:2,477 | 326 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Tanimu (59,481) may also be a first name.
Tanimu Demographics
Tanimu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Tanimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanimu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tanimu.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanimu? popularity and diffusion
Tanimu is the 7,853rd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 100,673 people. Tanimu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanimu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tanimu is also the 15,958th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 59,481 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 71,523 people, or 1 in 2,477. In Nigeria Tanimu is primarily found in: Katsina, where 19 percent are found, Kano, where 19 percent are found and Kaduna, where 18 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Tanimu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Tanimu surname is predominantly Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanimou | 92 | 1,283 | / |
| Tainimu | 92 | 105 | / |
| Tannimu | 92 | 18 | / |
| Thanimu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Taanimu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tanuimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tahnimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tasnimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanimus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taenimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanaimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanihmu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanimuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanismu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tannimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taanimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanimmou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tenimu | 83 | 2,711 | / |
| Tanumu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Tanemu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tonimu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tenimmu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Taneemu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanemou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanimoo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tamnemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tainumu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thanemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thangemu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tanajmou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tasneemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thaneamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenemu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tenumu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thonnemu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Teneamou | 57 | 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 Tanimu
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