Tanimun Surname

229,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tanimun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanimun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,7621:100,5356,841
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Tanimun (5,610) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanimoun931,413/
Tanimune9311/
Tanimoune887,180/
Tanuimoun881/
Tanoimoun881/
Tannimoun881/
Taniomoun881/
Tanimum8682/
Tanimon8649/
Tenimun863/
Tanumun862/
Tannimoune824/
Tanimmoune822/
Tanaimoune821/
Tanimounne821/
Ttanimoune821/
Tanimoon807/
Tanemoune756/
Thongnimaung631/
Thonhmoun631/
Tonymon5721/
Tonhemon531/

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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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