Taniwha Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Taniwha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 75 | 1:60,378 | 9,390 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Taniwha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taniwha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taniwha occurs in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Taniwha.
How Common Is The Last Name Taniwha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Taniwha occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Taniwha reside; 97 percent reside in Australasia and 97 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 60,378. In New Zealand Taniwha is most common in: Auckland Region, where 48 percent live, Wellington Region, where 13 percent live and Bay of Plenty Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of New Zealand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taniwa | 92 | 270 | / |
| Tainiwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tanaiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanniwat | 80 | 79 | / |
| Taniowho | 80 | 44 | / |
| Tainaiwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taigniwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tangihua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tanywa | 77 | 228 | / |
| Tanhua | 77 | 204 | / |
| Taniba | 77 | 63 | / |
| Tanewa | 77 | 33 | / |
| Toniwa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Tanuwa | 77 | 19 | / |
| Taniva | 77 | 14 | / |
| Taniwo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tanhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thamniwat | 75 | 11 | / |
| Thainiwat | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tanieva | 71 | 139 | / |
| Tainewa | 71 | 72 | / |
| Taniova | 71 | 64 | / |
| Tanihui | 71 | 36 | / |
| Tannewa | 71 | 30 | / |
| Taniwey | 71 | 27 | / |
| Toniwai | 71 | 19 | / |
| Tanhewa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tonoiwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tanhuva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tanaiva | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tanibai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tenywha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thanuwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Teanywa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanivay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanibea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamnhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teniwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanevha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanyowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanniva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanuway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanevich | 67 | 68 | / |
| Tanhibay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tanaivay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Taniohwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tanheeva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thanewad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tonibhai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Taineuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanhiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanewat | 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 Taniwha
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