Tannhäuser Surname

462,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tannhäuser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tannhäuser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6841:117,69814,444
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Austria121:709,62061,025
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Tannhauser (204) are calculated separately.

Tannhäuser Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tannhäuser Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tannhäuser occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Tannhauser. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tannhäuser? popularity and diffusion

Tannhäuser is the 462,174th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,982,940 people. Tannhäuser is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tannhäuser reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 684 people, or 1 in 117,698. In Germany Tannhäuser is most frequent in: Saxony, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Bavaria, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 2 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Tannhäuser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tannhäuser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tannhäuser surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

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