Tanje Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tanje Surname Definition:

Tanje is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: pumpkin.

Tanje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
India191:40,371,862445,856
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Tanjé (1) are calculated separately.

Tanje (154) may also be a first name.

Tanje Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tanje is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: pumpkin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Tanje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻃﻨﺞ, Hindi: तन्जे, Marathi: तांजे) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant: Tanjé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanje? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,125,333rd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Tanje is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Tanje are found; 37 percent are found in East Africa and 36 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tanje is also the 740,891st most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 154 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 99 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanjé931/
Tandje91113/
Tanjei9176/
Tanjer9156/
Tanjeh9133/
Tanjea9112/
Taanje9112/
Tanjep9111/
Tanjee9110/
Tanjie914/
Tanjet914/
Tanjes913/
Tanjed911/
Tanjeu911/
Tane895,316/
Tanj8925/
Tanjeer8331/
Taandje8316/
Tanijer834/
Tanjesh831/
Tamnjeh831/
Tanjije831/
Tandjee831/
Tandjer831/
Tanjeet831/
Tajne8015,717/
Tanji8015,286/
Tagne8015,013/
Tange8013,506/
Taner8011,625/
Taine802,494/
Thane802,297/
Tanne801,752/
Tanye801,716/
Tanja801,096/
Tanes80994/
Taune80870/
Tanee80867/
Taney80809/
Tonje80807/
Tanze80743/
Teane80723/
Tanie80654/
Tanea80612/
Taane80435/
Tayne80312/
Tanaj80267/
Tanet80264/
Tanej80212/
Tamne80172/
Tanse80171/
Tanei80145/
Taneh80133/
Tance80130/
Tenje80123/
Tanuj80109/
Tanez80103/
Taneu8058/
Tanoj8030/
Tasne8029/
Tanzj8022/
Tanij8021/
Taned8017/
Tanhe8011/
Tanep809/
Tatne806/
Tanjy804/
Thanj803/
Taíne801/
Tamje801/
Tahne800/
Tanhajie7716/
Thanjieh771/
Tachinje771/
Tanner7399,851/
Thange737,498/
Tanger736,043/
Tansey735,489/
Tanzer735,138/
Thanee733,384/
Tanjay732,441/
Tanzey731,337/
Tangie731,250/
Thayne731,219/
Thaane731,132/
Taisne73962/
Tamnge73800/
Tanney73787/
Tanjid73746/
Thonje73691/
Teaney73634/
Tanser73625/
Tonjes73610/
Tanjić73525/
Tancer73459/
Tandji73436/
Tanche73410/
Tangey73269/
Taniji73260/
Tagney73246/
Thanei73236/
Tahane73231/
Tondje73207/
Tanjai73202/
Tasner73200/
Tanaja73167/
Tanets73155/
Tanehe73154/
Tenjei73153/
Tanges73152/
Tamney73150/
Thaine73148/
Taunes73147/
Tanher73145/
Tanier73144/
Tamnes73139/
Tagner73121/
Tamnne73121/
Tanseh7397/
Thaney7396/
Tainer7394/
Tauner7390/
Tasney7372/
Tanzie7369/
Tatner7365/
Taneer7364/
Tanget7364/
Tagnie7361/
Tangea7361/
Taines7358/
Theane7356/
Thanji7352/
Tayner7352/
Tanija7349/
Tanses7349/
Tatney7348/
Tangee7347/
Thanye7347/
Teanye7347/
Thanaj7346/
Taneeh7337/
Tanjiy7336/
Tannet7335/
Thaneh7331/
Tangne7331/
Tanneh7330/
Tannie7326/
Tonjer7325/
Tannes7321/
Thanne7320/
Tanajh7319/
Tamnee7319/
Tenjeh7319/
Tansie7318/
Tanesh7318/
Tansse7318/
Tances7317/
Tasnee7316/
Tancey7314/
Taajne7314/
Tandge7314/
Thanse7314/
Tannee7314/
Thanuj7313/
Tangep7313/
Tamdje7313/
Taunja7312/
Tamner7311/
Tansep7311/
Tanshe7311/
Tanhet7311/
Thanoj7310/
Taniey7310/
Tanjit7310/
Tontje739/
Thanie739/
Taneas739/
Tanihe739/
Tamnet739/
Tanhei739/
Taniet739/
Tanned738/
Thajne738/
Tahnee737/
Tenjeu737/
Tanged737/
Taneap737/
Hthane737/
Taniea737/
Tamjes737/
Tangei737/
Tanneu736/
Taynee736/
Tanyeh736/
Taynes735/
Tamjed735/
Tanjis735/
Tajney735/
Tanees735/
Tonjie735/
Taneez734/
Tahney734/
Tahyne734/
Tuonje734/
Tanzee734/
Tangeľ734/
Thanej734/
Tainei734/
Tanyie734/
Tanjih734/
Taneis734/
Tanjoy734/
Tanjui734/
Tainey733/
Tamnye733/
Tanioe733/
Teagne733/
Taneej733/
Tansee733/
Tamgne733/
Tanehi733/
Tanjoi733/
Tajnyj732/
T'Aine732/
Taynie732/
Tainge732/
Tanett732/
Tanjii732/
Teaner732/
Tannea732/
Tangaj732/
Tansei732/
Taigne732/
Teanze732/
Tanies732/
Tagnet732/
Tainse732/
Tanead732/
Tauyne732/
Tainet732/
Tanied732/
Teanea731/
Teanes731/
Teange731/
Teasne731/
Thasne731/
Thaune731/
Tainaj731/
Tainea731/
T'Anji731/
Taange731/
Taanne731/
Tannaj731/
Tannei731/
Tannjy731/
Tanooj731/
Taunaj731/
Tauney731/
Taunge731/
Tanaij731/
Taneai731/
Taneed731/
Taneet731/
Tanejs731/
Teance731/
Tanzei731/
Taunei731/
Tenjea731/
Tahnée731/
Taineh731/
Tainne731/
Tonjee731/
Tanhaj731/
Tanhge731/
Tanjio731/
Tanjoa731/
Taneei731/
Taneit731/
Tancet731/
Tannez731/
Tatnse731/
Tatnye731/
Tathne731/
Tasnei731/
Tanset731/
Tanyed731/
Tanzea731/
Tayneh731/
Dtaine731/
Tahnie731/
Tantji731/
Thgane731/
Teanji731/
Teanne731/
Tagnes731/
Tajnie731/
Teanez731/
Tanzeh731/
Tanjuy731/
Tanieh731/
Taneid731/
Thance730/
Taunie730/
Taugne730/
Tayney730/
Taunce730/
Thanjeeth711/
Theanjiea711/
Tani67133,320/
Tana6758,841/
Tone6718,874/
Tanh672,966/
Tangney671,744/
Tanchez671,656/
Tanjaya671,566/
Tanz671,383/
Tanç671,266/
Tans671,246/
Tany671,232/
Tahaneh671,018/
Thahane67671/
Tangaja67449/
Tanchie67322/
Tanseer67242/
Tahaney67236/
Tannier67190/
Taisner67159/
Tasnier67156/
Taugner67150/
Tamjeed67149/
Thannet67146/
Tangnes67111/
Tannett6777/
Taisnes6765/
Tausney6763/
Tanggie6761/
Theanne6748/
Tanzeer6745/
Thanjai6741/
Tanneer6737/
Tancher6728/
Tanheer6727/
Taneggi6726/
Tangner6725/
Tagnehi6720/
Tasenge6719/
Taysner6719/
Tamnhed6716/
Thanche6715/
Tangest6715/
Tanaija6714/
Tanchee6714/
Tausner6714/
Tanahey6713/
Tansier6713/
Thannie6713/
Tayneys6712/
Tangerh6712/
Tattner6711/
Taainie6711/
Tanshie6711/
Tahanea6710/
Tangihe678/
Taunier678/
Tainech677/
Tané677/
Tanchey677/
Thaniea676/
Tannesh676/
Tannech676/
Taanyie676/
Tanches675/
Thandge675/
Thanooj675/
Tonj675/
Thanzie675/
Tangehe674/
Tannies674/
Tahanee674/
Tainier674/
Tainaja674/
Tamj674/
Tautner673/
Tamjeet673/
Thanedh673/
Tanceer673/
Tanı673/
Taigner673/
Tanijay673/
Thanajh673/
Teanyee673/
Taheene672/
Tanzier672/
Thamjes672/
Thannee672/
Theagne672/
Tainsei672/
Tatenge672/
Tatinge672/
Tounjer672/
Tancheu672/
Thahneh672/
Thanier672/
Thaneez671/
Thaniji671/
Thanneu671/
Thannge671/
Thasnie671/
Th'anji671/
Thaange671/
Tahanaj671/
Tainjay671/
Tamjeey671/
Tannger671/
Tanshey671/
Taungea671/
Taunner671/
Taunnie671/
Tausnes671/
Tanahee671/
Tanaiji671/
Taneesh671/
Tasneeh671/
Tasneez671/
Teaneer671/
Tamnhee671/
Thaínes671/
Tenejie671/
Thanney671/
Thansie671/
Thanaaj671/
Tahamne671/
Tahngeh671/
Tahnouj671/
Tainajh671/
Tainche671/
Tajnedd671/
Taitner671/
Tanaaja671/
Tamnett671/
Tomndje671/
Toundje671/
Tangeay671/
Taniaie671/
Tanijid671/
Tanjaih671/
Tandzie671/
Tanesch671/
Tannerr671/
Tausned671/
Taungei671/
Tasinze671/
Tasneea671/
Tasnsey671/
Tanshee671/
Tanè671/
Taynier671/
Tayhner671/
Thaneey671/
Hthanji671/
Tanheed671/
Tanieie671/
Toonjee671/
Thaneee671/
Thanhes671/
Thatnep671/
Tainyee671/
Teanjai671/
Taunyee671/
Tauynes671/
Tankhaj671/
Tanseed671/
Tanieyd671/
Taainer670/
Tanncey670/
Taugney670/
Tannner670/
Tahanie670/
Thayney670/
Thancer670/
Tannsey670/
Teaniey670/
Thances670/
Thanies670/
Tanssey670/
Taunxey670/
Tasnner670/
Tansett670/
Tatinne670/
Ttanner670/
Tanscey670/
Teaness670/

Tanje Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanje in the Marathi language
तांजेtanje73.33
तंजेtanje20
तानजेtanaje6.67
Tanje in the Hindi language
तन्जेtanje50
तान्जेtanje50
Tanje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻃﻨﺞtnj33.33
ﺗﻨﺠﻪtnjh33.33
ﺗﻨﺞtnj33.33

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