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 last name Tanneh is found most in Liberia. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanneh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tanneh is the 3,602,217th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Tanneh is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Tanneh reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 357,892nd most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 553 people.
It is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 200,388. In Liberia Tanneh is mostly found in: Grand Kru County, where 55 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 45 percent reside. Apart from Liberia Tanneh occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 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 Tanneh
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