Taniwa Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Taniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1971:648,95616,420
Canada511:722,46357,796
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Taniwa (18) may also be a first name.

Taniwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taniwa occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taniwa? popularity and diffusion

Taniwa is the 963,821st most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name Taniwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Taniwa live; 73 percent live in East Asia and 73 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 648,956. In Japan Taniwa is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 81 percent reside, Shimane Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Not including Japan this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Taniwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Taniwa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.81% less than the national average, earning $44,807 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taniwha9295/
Tainiwa923/
Tanaiwa921/
Tanniwat8679/
Tainaiwa861/
Taigniwa861/
Tanywa83228/
Taniba8363/
Tanewa8333/
Toniwa8320/
Tanuwa8319/
Taniva8314/
Taniwo836/
Tanhwa831/
Thamniwat8011/
Thainiwat805/
Tanieva77139/
Tainewa7772/
Taniova7764/
Tannewa7730/
Taniwey7727/
Toniwai7719/
Tanhewa779/
Tonoiwa776/
Tanibai774/
Tanaiva774/
Thanuwa772/
Tanuway771/
Tanniva771/
Tanyowa771/
Teniwah771/
Tamnhwa771/
Tanibea771/
Tanivay771/
Teanywa771/
Taniowho7144/
Tanhibay7110/
Tanaivay7110/
Taniohwo717/
Tainuwai717/
Thanewad714/
Taineuwa711/
Thanhiwe711/
Tongoiwa711/
Tangihua711/
Thanewat711/
Tenywa6713,113/
Taneva676,767/
Tanibe67384/
Tanhua67204/
Tenjwa6750/
Tanhui6746/
Toniba6743/
Tanewe6721/
Tonewa6721/
Tanywi6720/
Tanjua6716/
Thaneewat6714/
Taneba6713/
Tenewa679/
Toniva679/
Tonuwa679/
Tanebi678/
Tanjui674/
Tanewi673/
Tenuwa673/
Tanibi672/
Tanibo672/
Tanevi672/
Tanive672/
Tanivi672/
Teniva672/
Thamniwet671/
Tonjwa671/
Tanewo671/
Tanjwi671/
Ttanaisva671/
Tanyba671/

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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 Taniwa
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