Tanneh Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Tanneh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tanneh (553) may also be a first name.
Tanneh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanneh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanneh is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanneh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Tanneh are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 357,892nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 553 people.
The last name Tanneh is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 200,388. In Liberia Tanneh is primarily found in: Grand Kru County, where 55 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 45 percent are found. Apart from Liberia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Algeria, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Tanneh
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