Tanjei Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Tanjei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Tanjei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanjei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanjei has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanjei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tanjei is the 2,168,711th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanjei reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 90 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, 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 Tanjei
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