Tanişman Surname

294,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Tanişman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanişman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,2751:61,0365,839
Northern Cyprus221:14,5003,711
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Tanisman (16) are calculated separately.

Tanişman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanişman occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Tanisman. For other possible spellings of Tanişman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanişman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 294,108th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,614,442 people. Tanişman is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Tanişman reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,275 people, or 1 in 61,036. In Turkey Tanişman is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 27 percent are found, Sirnak Province, where 10 percent are found and Agri Province, where 7 percent are found. Other than Turkey Tanişman occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Tanişman
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