Tanor Surname

285,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Tanor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Indonesia2391:553,34444,561
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Tañor (2) are calculated separately.

Tanor (750) may also be a first name.

Tanor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanor (Arabic: طنوره, Russian: Танор, Tibetan: རྟ་ནོར།) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Tañor. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanor? popularity and diffusion

Tanor is the 285,302nd most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,406,191 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Tanor reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tanor is also the 300,135th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 750 people.

This surname is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Not including Ghana Tanor is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Tanor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tanor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tanor last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tanor Last Name Statistics demography

Tanor earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.63% less than the national average, earning $27,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tañor932/
Tannor913,838/
Taynor91459/
Tangor91211/
Tanoor91135/
Tanore9129/
Tanour9128/
Thanor918/
Tainor913/
Tanhor912/
Tanotr911/
Tamnor911/
Teanor910/
Tatnor910/
Thanoor83509/
Tanoore83216/
Tannour83207/
Tannoor8325/
Tangour8322/
Tasnoor839/
Thainor835/
Tasnour834/
Tajnoor833/
Tgainor831/
Tainoor831/
Tanoure831/
Thanord831/
Tanngor831/
Thanore831/
Thanour830/
Tenor801,496/
Tanur801,395/
Tanar80684/
Tonor8026/
Tanár802/
Ténor802/
Thanorth771/
Thatnoor771/
Tangnoor771/
Tahanour771/
Thenor731,880/
Teinor73931/
Tanure73711/
Tongor73527/
Tangur73486/
Tangar73447/
Tonore73356/
Teynor73264/
Tannar73162/
Tamnar73129/
Tannur7399/
Tanare7393/
Tanhar7349/
Tanarr7349/
Teenor7347/
Taneur7344/
Tajnur7341/
Tanuir7338/
Tanhur7336/
Thanar7333/
Tenhor7331/
Tonnor7321/
Tamhor7321/
Tamnur7315/
Tahnur739/
Taunar737/
Tasnur736/
Thanur736/
Tohnor735/
Tainur732/
Tanard732/
Tajnar732/
Tainar732/
Tognor731/
Tagnar731/
Tanart731/
Tanatr731/
Tanaur731/
Taunur731/
Tenoor731/
Tonhor731/
Tonord730/
Tenorr730/
Tonnoir67730/
Tanneur67634/
Tannure67367/
Tanahar67153/
Tagnard6783/
Tenhoor6759/
Thanare6757/
Tanağar6749/
Thasnur6730/
Tanhard6718/
Tahanur6718/
Thonoor6717/
Tannard6713/
Tonhore6712/
Thanaar6712/
Tongour6710/
Tannarp6710/
Taungar679/
Thagnar679/
Tonngor677/
Toungor676/
Tamnaar675/
Tannare675/
Taingar674/
Thanhar674/
Taynard674/
Thonour673/
Tanaart673/
Tangnur672/
Thannar672/
Thanure672/
Tahanar672/
Thaneur672/
Tehnoor671/
Thannur671/
Thaynar671/
Tagnare671/
Tahgnar671/
Taingur671/
Tajnare671/
Tanhare671/
Tanhure671/
Tamnare671/
Tongorh671/
Tounour671/
Thanuir671/
Tahneur671/
Tonoire671/
Tangnar671/
Thongor671/
Thanard671/
Thanasr671/
Tainare671/
Taynare671/
Tanurre671/
Tounoir670/
Tongnor670/
Teanard670/
Tainard670/

Tanor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanor in the Tibetan language
རྟ་ནོར།tanor-
Tanor in the Russian language
Танорtanor-
Tanor in the Arabic language
طنورهtnwrh-

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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 Tanor
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