Taniwan Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Taniwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 180 | 1:734,718 | 56,575 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Taniwan (70) may also be a first name.
Taniwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taniwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Taniwan is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taniwan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Taniwan is the 1,173,425th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Taniwan are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,162,016th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 70 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 734,718. In Indonesia Taniwan is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 53 percent reside, Jakarta, where 36 percent reside and West Java, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent reside and Singapore, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thaniwan | 93 | 709 | / |
| Tanniwan | 93 | 40 | / |
| Taniwang | 93 | 12 | / |
| Thamniwan | 88 | 141 | / |
| Taniban | 86 | 10 | / |
| Tanuwan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tanivan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Taniwon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanewan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thamniwasn | 82 | 4 | / |
| Thanuwan | 80 | 422 | / |
| Taniwong | 80 | 13 | / |
| Taneewan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Tangewan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thanewan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thaneewan | 75 | 763 | / |
| Thaniwong | 75 | 22 | / |
| Tongniwan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tanjuan | 71 | 222 | / |
| Thamniwong | 71 | 7 | / |
| Taneban | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tanhuan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thongniwan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thamneewan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanewon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanjuang | 67 | 58 | / |
| Thanuvan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Taneevan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tangnuan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tanewong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanhvanh | 67 | 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 Taniwan
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