Tantan Surname

153,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Morocco

Tantan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tantan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8831:114,65319,797
Turkey4451:174,88013,289
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Cameroon1711:121,45713,881
Niger1551:123,8194,799
Indonesia1231:1,075,19777,786
Benin931:111,13612,439
Romania761:264,18224,594
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
India261:29,502,515369,827
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
United States121:30,204,911765,334
China111:124,301,9616,553
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
France41:16,605,680368,153
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tantan (10,418) may also be a first name.

Tantan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tantan (Bengali: তাঁতন, Hindi: टनटन, Marathi: टन्टन, Oriya: ଅନିଳ, Russian: Тантан) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 153,254th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,540,100 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Tantan live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tantan is also the 59,627th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 10,418 people.

Tantan is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 883 people, or 1 in 114,653. In The Philippines Tantan is most frequent in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 28 percent are found, Central Visayas, where 21 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 16 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 16 percent are found and Morocco, where 15 percent are found.

Tantan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tantan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tantan last name increased 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tantan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tantan last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tantan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.22% less than the national average, earning R 101,664 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tantan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tantan in the Bengali language
তাঁতনtamtana-
Tantan in the Hindi language
टनटनtanatana72.65
टन्टनtantana11.11
टंटनtantana8.55
तनतनtanatana2.56
टण्टनtantana1.71
टनटन्tanatan0.85
तन्तनtantana0.85
Tantan in the Oriya language
ଅନିଳanila50
ଟନଟନtanatana50
Tantan in the Marathi language
टन्टनtantana50
टंटनtantana50
Tantan in the Russian language
Тантанtantan-

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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 Tantan
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