Tanjou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Tanjou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Tanjou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanjou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanjou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanjou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Tanjou reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Tanjou is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Tanjou is most common in: Northwest Region, where 75 percent live and Littoral Region, where 25 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 11 percent live.
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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 Tanjou
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