Tantaga Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Tantaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 238 | 1:43,427 | 5,554 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Tantaga (52) may also be a first name.
Tantaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tantaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tantaga has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tantaga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,048,281st most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tantaga live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 52 people.
Tantaga is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 43,427. In Benin it is most numerous in: Atakora Department, where 87 percent live, Alibori Department, where 13 percent live and Borgou Department, where 0 percent live. Excluding Benin Tantaga is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tantanga | 93 | 40 | / |
| Tantangai | 88 | 19 | / |
| Tantangha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tantagi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tantega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tantoga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tantagoi | 80 | 49 | / |
| Thantago | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tantangi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tantagou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Thontaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tantango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tantangou | 75 | 28 | / |
| Tamtagy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Thontage | 67 | 6 | / |
| Taintogo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tountanga | 63 | 54 | / |
| Tountagou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Tountouga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tontange | 53 | 1 | / |
| Thontange | 50 | 18 | / |
| Thontonge | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Tantaga
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