Tanj Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tanj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Tanj (123) may also be a first name.

Tanj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﺠﻪ, Hindi: तंज, Oriya: ତନଜ) occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Tanj is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Tanj reside; 32 percent reside in East Asia and 32 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Tanj is also the 840,349th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 123 people.

The surname Tanj is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,930,593. In Taiwan Tanj is primarily found in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent are found. Other than Taiwan this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Tanj Last Name Statistics demography

Tanj earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanaj89267/
Tanje89215/
Tanej89212/
Tanuj89109/
Tanoj8930/
Tanzj8922/
Tanij8921/
Tandj899/
Thanj893/
Tanaja80167/
Thanaj8046/
Tanajh8019/
Thanuj8013/
Taanje8012/
Thanoj8010/
Taneej803/
Tangaj802/
Tainaj801/
Tannaj801/
Tanooj801/
Taunaj801/
Tanaij801/
Tanejs801/
Tanhaj801/
Tani75133,320/
Tana7558,841/
Tane755,316/
Tanh752,966/
Tany751,232/
Tanc75770/
Tané757/
Tonj755/
Tamj754/
Tenj753/
Tanı753/
Tanè751/
Tangaja73449/
Thanooj735/
Tainaja734/
Thanajh733/
Tahanaj731/
Thanaaj731/
Tahnouj731/
Tainajh731/
Tanaaja731/
Thani6773,791/
Tanui6733,077/
Tanni6732,809/
Tajne6715,717/
Tanna6715,071/
Tagne6715,013/
Tange6713,506/
Tanis6713,220/
Taner6711,625/
Tanny679,947/
Tanyi679,412/
Tanio679,277/
Tangi677,576/
Tanii676,887/
Tanay675,382/
Ttana674,032/
Tanoi673,138/
Taani672,945/
Tanoy672,504/
Taine672,494/
Thane672,297/
Tanai672,031/
Tanne671,752/
Taina671,264/
Taini671,160/
Tauna671,149/
Tagni671,063/
Tanes67994/
Tanih67978/
Taune67870/
Tanee67867/
Taney67809/
Tonje67807/
Teane67723/
Tanie67654/
Tanyo67627/
Tanea67612/
Thany67486/
Taane67435/
Taana67410/
Tanoa67402/
Tauni67386/
Taniy67334/
Teanc67331/
Tayne67312/
Tanit67300/
Tamni67276/
Tanet67264/
Tasni67223/
Tatni67190/
Tanhi67185/
Tamne67172/
Tanei67145/
Tanaa67145/
Tajni67144/
Taneh67133/
Teana67109/
Tonaj67104/
Taeni67104/
Tanez67103/
Tanch6798/
Teany6774/
Tanip6772/
Tanid6760/
Taneu6758/
Tansø6758/
Tanné6757/
Tahni6750/
Ttani6739/
Taniç6735/
Tonej6733/
Tanhh6730/
Tasne6729/
Tayni6724/
Tajna6722/
Tainá6721/
Tayna6720/
Taned6717/
Tainy6714/
Tankh6712/
Tenij6712/
Tanhe6711/
Tauny679/
Tanep679/
Taniğ679/
Taniz678/
Taene678/
Tatne676/
Tanuy676/
Taniş675/
Ttany674/
Dtana674/
Taany674/
Tanyy673/
Htana673/
Dtani673/
Taína673/
Tonij673/
Taimj673/
Tanyh672/
Taină672/
Tanhy671/
Taíne671/
Tamje671/
Teanh671/
Tanés671/
Tanñi671/
Taïna671/
Tanhs671/
Tansc671/
Tgany671/
Thangaja671/
Tajnh671/
Tainh671/
Tatny671/
Tamnh671/
Tahne670/

Tanj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻨﺠﻪtnjh-
Tanj in the Oriya language
ତନଜtanaja-
Tanj in the Hindi language
तंजtanja53.33
तांजtanja33.33
तान्जtanja6.67
तन्जtanja6.67

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanj
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