Tannoury Surname

178,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Tannoury Surname User-submission:

The Tannoury surname comes from the Aramaic word tanura, which means 'oven'. This word is also present in Arabic تنور (tanur) and in Hebrew תַּנּוּר (tannur).

Tannoury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2,2911:2,461466
France161:4,151,420237,746
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Tannoury Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tannoury surname comes from the Aramaic word tanura, which means 'oven'. This word is also present in Arabic تنور (tanur) and in Hebrew תַּנּוּר (tannur).

- tanure

Tannoury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tannoury (Arabic: تنورى) is carried by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tannoury? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tannoury is the 178,787th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,051,736 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Tannoury reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Levant.

This surname is most widely held in Lebanon, where it is held by 2,291 people, or 1 in 2,461. In Lebanon Tannoury is most prevalent in: Beqaa Governorate, where 71 percent are found, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 24 percent are found and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Tannoury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tannoury last name is predominantly Maronite (97%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tanoury93122/
Tannouri88244/
Tannoura8814/
Thannury881/
Tanory86109/
Tanury8673/
Tannourid8269/
Tannuri80369/
Tannure80367/
Tanoura80351/
Tannura80136/
Tanouri8040/
Tannora8013/
Tanoory8011/
Tannori805/
Tannuré801/
Tanoure801/
Tanouris7535/
Tannauri7527/
Thannuri7515/
Tannoori7511/
Tangouri753/
Taynouri751/
Tanguray751/
Tangnary750/
Tanori713,906/
Tanure71711/
Tanuri71658/
Tanora71333/
Tanura71284/
Tanary7155/
Tanore7129/
Thanouris711/
Tanoori67285/
Tanoore67216/
Tanoira67173/
Tangure67171/
Tannara67126/
Tanguri6787/
Tanurio6753/
Tanoiri6753/
Tanurai6749/
Thanuri6742/
Tanoree6740/
Tahnura6738/
Tangore6734/
Tangary6728/
Taanuri6724/
Tanatry6716/
Tasnuri6713/
Tannari6712/
Tangori6712/
Tanurih6711/
Tanusri6711/
Tanoyra6710/
Tainori679/
Tanorie679/
Tanurei678/
Tagnori677/
Tannare675/
Tanorio674/
Tanasry673/
Tanairy673/
Thanourith673/
Tahnora673/
Tõnnori672/
Thanure672/
Tanoora672/
Tamnuri671/
Tonoray671/
Tonorey671/
Tanurie671/
Tonoura671/
Toungnoure671/
Tangoré671/
Tanuora671/
Tanuris671/
Tanyery671/
Thanore671/
Taynora671/
Tanuraj671/
Tanhure671/
Tanurit671/
Tanurre671/
Tanariy671/
Tanaray671/
Tanaary671/
Taneura671/
Tanujra671/
Tanoris671/
Tanored671/
Tannire671/
Tanarey670/

Tannoury Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tannoury in the Arabic language
تنورىtnwry-
تنوريtnwry-

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