Tantan Surname
Approximately 2,869 people bear this surname
Tantan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 883 | 1:114,653 | 19,797 |
| Turkey | 445 | 1:174,880 | 13,289 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Cameroon | 171 | 1:121,457 | 13,881 |
| Niger | 155 | 1:123,819 | 4,799 |
| Indonesia | 123 | 1:1,075,197 | 77,786 |
| Benin | 93 | 1:111,136 | 12,439 |
| Romania | 76 | 1:264,182 | 24,594 |
| South Africa | 58 | 1:934,098 | 59,404 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Tantan (10,418) may also be a first name.
Tantan Demographics
Average Tantan Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tantan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 153,254th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,540,100 people. Tantan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Tantan reside; 35 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 30 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tantan is also the 59,627th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 10,418 people.
The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 883 people, or 1 in 114,653. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 28 percent live, Central Visayas, where 21 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 16 percent live. Beside The Philippines Tantan occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 16 percent live and Morocco, where 15 percent live.
Tantan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tantan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tantan surname increased 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tantan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tantan last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tantan in the Bengali language | ||
| তাঁতন | tamtana | - |
| Tantan in the Hindi language | ||
| टनटन | tanatana | 72.65 |
| टन्टन | tantana | 11.11 |
| टंटन | tantana | 8.55 |
| तनतन | tanatana | 2.56 |
| टण्टन | tantana | 1.71 |
| टनटन् | tanatan | 0.85 |
| तन्तन | tantana | 0.85 |
| Tantan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅନିଳ | anila | 50 |
| ଟନଟନ | tanatana | 50 |
| Tantan in the Marathi language | ||
| टन्टन | tantana | 50 |
| टंटन | tantana | 50 |
| Tantan in the Russian language | ||
| Тантан | tantan | - |
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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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- 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 Tantan
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