Tanoah Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Tanoah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tanoah (77) may also be a first name.
Tanoah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanoah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanoah (Arabic: تانويه) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanoah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 628,294th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanoah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tanoah is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 77 people.
The surname Tanoah is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 55,713. Apart from Ghana this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanoa | 91 | 402 | / |
| Tangoa | 83 | 9,015 | / |
| Taunoa | 83 | 74 | / |
| Tanoua | 83 | 69 | / |
| Tanoai | 83 | 49 | / |
| Tanoho | 83 | 25 | / |
| Taanoa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tanaho | 83 | 3 | / |
| Thanoa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tanoha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tahnoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanoaj | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tainoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tangaho | 77 | 49 | / |
| Tanohay | 77 | 44 | / |
| Tangoua | 77 | 44 | / |
| Tangoay | 77 | 35 | / |
| Tagnoay | 77 | 28 | / |
| Tanahou | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tangoai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tangoha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tanohoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tagnoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamnoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanohou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thanoat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanao | 73 | 289 | / |
| Tenoa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tonoa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tañoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tangohau | 71 | 48 | / |
| Tangoiya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tangohoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangoeha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taneauha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thainooa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangao | 67 | 830 | / |
| Tanaos | 67 | 473 | / |
| Taunao | 67 | 79 | / |
| Tahnao | 67 | 57 | / |
| Tanaou | 67 | 46 | / |
| Tongoa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Thanao | 67 | 37 | / |
| Tenoha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tamnao | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tenaho | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tainao | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tanouo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tahnoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tanaod | 67 | 5 | / |
| Taenao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tonoad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tenoho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thonoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tannao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanaeo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenoaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanhhoai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teinoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanaua | 67 | 1 | / |
Tanoah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanoah in the Arabic language | ||
| تانويه | tanwyh | - |
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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
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- 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 Tanoah
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