Tanqueiro Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Tanqueiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanqueiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Tanqueiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanqueiro has its highest incidence in Portugal. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanqueiro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanqueiro is the 1,701,480th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Tanqueiro reside; 98 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Tanqueiro is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 92,197. Other than Portugal this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanquero94248/
Tangueiro897/
Tanqueira895/
Tangquero891/
Tanguero826/
Tangueira7877/
Tanciro751/
Tangwiro71116/
Tangkero715/
Tanguera714/
Tanguira712/
Tanqirat711/
Tonguerou6784/

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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 Tanqueiro
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