Tanimun Surname
Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname
Tanimun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,762 | 1:100,535 | 6,841 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Tanimun (5,610) may also be a first name.
Tanimun Demographics
Tanimun Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Tanimun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanimun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanimun is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanimun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 229,521st most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,128,921 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanimun are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 89,420th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 5,610 people.
The surname Tanimun is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,762 people, or 1 in 100,535. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 52 percent are found, Sokoto, where 28 percent are found and Kebbi, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Tanimun occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Tanimun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanimoun | 93 | 1,413 | / |
| Tanimune | 93 | 11 | / |
| Tanimoune | 88 | 7,180 | / |
| Tanuimoun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tanoimoun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tannimoun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Taniomoun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tanimum | 86 | 82 | / |
| Tanimon | 86 | 49 | / |
| Tenimun | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tanumun | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tannimoune | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tanimmoune | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tanaimoune | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tanimounne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ttanimoune | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tanimoon | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tanemoune | 75 | 6 | / |
| Thongnimaung | 63 | 1 | / |
| Thonhmoun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tonymon | 57 | 21 | / |
| Tonhemon | 53 | 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 Tanimun
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