Tanookpuwah Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tanookpuwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanookpuwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

Tanookpuwah Last Name Facts

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

Tanookpuwah occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanookpuwah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tanookpuwah is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Tanookpuwah occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Tanookpuwah reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Tanookpuwah is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Tanookpuwah is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 71 percent are found and Bong County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanokpoah801/
Tankpah782/
Dainkpuwah761/
Tankpoua746/
Tanoukpa741/
Taneakpowah731/
Teanekpowah731/
Tankpa7165/
Tannoukpa701/
Tankapu6772/
Tankabh6742/
Tangpua6713/
Dankpah679/
Tangopa675/
Tankopu671/
Tankapa671/
Tanikabuwa671/
Tonkpah671/

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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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  • 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 Tanookpuwah
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