Tanin Surname
Approximately 6,869 people bear this surname
Tanin Surname User-submission:
The surname Tanin came as a variation of the surname Tawil (طويل), which means 'long' in Arabic, especially during the immigration of Lebanese people to South America and the South East of Brazil by the Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports. During the immigration, since the Arabic language was made with symbols that were not recognized by the immigration officers, they wrote the names by phonetic interpretation, creating the variation.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,055 | 1:39,299 | 2,322 |
| Turkey | 694 | 1:112,135 | 9,503 |
| Russia | 606 | 1:237,827 | 25,427 |
| Kenya | 440 | 1:104,954 | 9,078 |
| Thailand | 303 | 1:233,130 | 39,389 |
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Ivory Coast | 120 | 1:192,260 | 8,357 |
| United States | 89 | 1:4,072,572 | 219,877 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Niger | 54 | 1:355,408 | 10,225 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| Bulgaria | 21 | 1:332,329 | 16,416 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Serbia | 16 | 1:446,559 | 18,714 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Tañin (1) are calculated separately.
Tanin (9,322) may also be a first name.
Tanin Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Tanin came as a variation of the surname Tawil (طويل), which means 'long' in Arabic, especially during the immigration of Lebanese people to South America and the South East of Brazil by the Santos and Rio de Janeiro ports. During the immigration, since the Arabic language was made with symbols that were not recognized by the immigration officers, they wrote the names by phonetic interpretation, creating the variation.
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Tanin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanin (Arabic: تنين, Bengali: তানিন, Hindi: ताण़ीण, Marathi: टंइन, Russian: Танин) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It can also appear as: Tañin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 71,829th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,060,933 people. The surname Tanin occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Tanin reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 64,233rd most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 9,322 people.
The last name Tanin is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is held by 4,055 people, or 1 in 39,299. Outside of Bangladesh Tanin is found in 48 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.
Tanin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tanin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tanin last name expanded 890 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tanin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Tanin last name is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Tanin surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.75% registered with the party.
Tanin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.93% less than the national average, earning $35,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tanin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanin in the Bengali language | ||
| তানিন | tanina | - |
| Tanin in the Hindi language | ||
| ताण़ीण | tanaina | - |
| Tanin in the Marathi language | ||
| टंइन | tamina | 66.67 |
| तानीन | tanina | 16.67 |
| तनीन | tanina | 16.67 |
| Tanin in the Russian language | ||
| Танин | tanin | - |
| Tanin in the Arabic language | ||
| تنين | tnyn | - |
| طانين | tanyn | - |
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