Tanna Surname
Approximately 15,071 people bear this surname
Tanna Surname User-submission:
The name Tunnah can be linked to two possible origins. In pre-7th century English it can be familiarised with the word, tunne, which was a large barrel with a volume of 252 gallons. The name, Tunne, would have been used to identify anyone whose occupation it was to make these vessels.
Read More About This SurnameTanna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,093 | 1:94,781 | 6,255 |
| Bangladesh | 2,884 | 1:55,255 | 2,925 |
| England | 1,285 | 1:43,360 | 5,513 |
| United States | 639 | 1:567,228 | 46,595 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Oman | 211 | 1:17,479 | 1,775 |
| Thailand | 211 | 1:334,779 | 57,913 |
| Canada | 183 | 1:201,342 | 19,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 180 | 1:50,902 | 5,041 |
| Indonesia | 177 | 1:747,171 | 57,374 |
| Australia | 101 | 1:267,284 | 24,253 |
| Niger | 74 | 1:259,352 | 8,161 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Palestine | 57 | 1:79,804 | 6,338 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Mauritania | 31 | 1:132,092 | 7,581 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Tanna (5,673) may also be a first name.
Tanna Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Tunnah can be linked to two possible origins. In pre-7th century English it can be familiarised with the word, tunne, which was a large barrel with a volume of 252 gallons. The name, Tunne, would have been used to identify anyone whose occupation it was to make these vessels.
A second possible etymology of the name is the french word, tondeur; this would have been a 'shear-man' of animals.
Some early examples of the name variants (which would include spellings like Tunna, Tonna, Tanna, Tunne and Tonne) include William Le Tunnere of Hampshire in 1280 and more interestingly a landowner called 'Tonne' who lost land in Lincolnshire during the Norman invasion of 1066 to Gilbert De Ghent and likely settled in the borders of Scotland under the permission of Malcolm III and the border regions is where we find the Tunnahs today.
- georgetunnahTanna Demographics
Average Tanna Salary in
United States
$56,758 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tanna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanna (Bengali: তান্না, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻧﻪ, Hindi: तन्ना, Marathi: तन्, Oriya: ତନନ୍ା, Russian: Танна) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tanna is the 35,095th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 483,548 people. The surname Tanna is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Tanna reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 88,805th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 5,673 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 8,093 people, or 1 in 94,781. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 65 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Gujarat, where 8 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 73 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 19 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.
Tanna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tanna has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tanna last name rose 64,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 4,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tanna Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tanna last name are 0.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Tanna earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.28% more than the national average, earning R 330,984 per year; in United States they earn 31.54% more than the national average, earning $56,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.06% more than the national average, earning $81,014 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tanna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanna in the Hindi language | ||
| तन्ना | tanna | 74.27 |
| टन्ना | tanna | 22.81 |
| तंना | tanna | 0.58 |
| तन्नेा | tannea | 0.58 |
| तनना | tanana | 0.58 |
| तान्ना | tanna | 0.58 |
| Tanna in the Bengali language | ||
| তান্না | tanna | 50 |
| তন্না | tanna | 50 |
| Tanna in the Marathi language | ||
| तन् | tan | 47.13 |
| तांना | tanna | 28.66 |
| तण्णा | tanna | 5.1 |
| टण्णा | tanna | 3.18 |
| तऩ्ना | tanna | 2.55 |
| तान् | tan | 2.55 |
| ताना | tana | 1.91 |
| ताणणा | tanana | 1.27 |
| तना | tana | 1.27 |
| िटना | itana | 1.27 |
| अनल | anala | 1.27 |
| तनल | tanala | 0.64 |
| तनना | tanana | 0.64 |
| Tanna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻧﻪ | altanh | 42.86 |
| ﻃﺎﻥ | tan | 14.29 |
| ﺗﺎﻧﻪ | tanh | 14.29 |
| ﺗﺎﻧﺎ | tana | 14.29 |
| ﺗﺎﻥ | tan | 14.29 |
| Tanna in the Oriya language | ||
| ତନନ୍ା | tanana | 42.5 |
| ତାନନ୍ା | tanana | 35 |
| ଟାନନ୍ା | tanana | 12.5 |
| ତନନ୍ | tanan | 2.5 |
| ତାନଵ୍ା | tanava | 2.5 |
| ତାନନ୍ | tanan | 2.5 |
| ସିତାତନନ୍ା | sitatanana | 2.5 |
| Tanna in the Russian language | ||
| Танна | tanna | - |
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