Taniye Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Taniye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Taniye (152) may also be a first name.
Taniye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taniye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taniye occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taniye? popularity and diffusion
Taniye is the 2,203,767th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Taniye is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Taniye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 152 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 288,459. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 97 percent reside and North Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Taniye
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