Tantawy Surname

13,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Tantawy Surname User-submission:

Tantawy relates to highness and high altitude in Arabic.

Tantawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt35,9991:2,554346
Saudi Arabia4,0151:7,6851,079
Jordan8791:10,0601,844
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
United States921:3,939,771214,590
United Arab Emirates771:118,99110,208
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England171:3,277,533109,658
France61:11,070,454349,096
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Tantawy (400) may also be a first name.

Tantawy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tantawy relates to highness and high altitude in Arabic.

- kamal.tantawy

Tantawy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tantawy is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tantawy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantawy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,492nd most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 175,998 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Tantawy reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 87 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Tantawy is also the 431,593rd most numerous forename globally It is held by 400 people.

This surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 35,999 people, or 1 in 2,554. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent are found and Jordan, where 2 percent are found.

Tantawy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tantawy surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tantawy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $41,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tantawi8629,568/
Tantawe86645/
Tantawa866/
Tantewy861/
Tantaby861/
Tanthawi80184/
Tantabay8066/
Tantobay8045/
Thantawi8018/
Tantawee8016/
Tantawet8011/
Tantawes805/
Tantavay801/
Tantawed801/
Thantawa801/
Tanthawet75324/
Thanthawa75210/
Thanthawi75146/
Thantawet75144/
Tanthawee7510/
Tanthawes756/
Teantawee754/
Tanthawit751/
Tantowi712,825/
Tamtawi7176/
Tontawi7146/
Tantava7142/
Tantavi715/
Thantawech714/
Tantabe714/
Tantabi712/
Thanthawit711/
Teanthawai711/
Tantabai672,436/
Tantobai67260/
Tanthowi67104/
Tanthewi6782/
Tantowie6747/
Tantowai6724/
Tantaboi6715/
Tontawai6715/
Tamtawee6711/
Thantowi678/
Thontawi677/
Tantaves676/
Tantavai676/
Tantavee674/
Tontawee672/
Tontobay672/
Tantavet671/
Tontabay671/
Tontaboy671/
Tamthawi671/

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