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

Tantawy is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantawy? popularity and diffusion

Tantawy is the 13,492nd most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 175,998 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Tantawy live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 87 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Tantawy is also the 431,593rd most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 400 people.

The surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 35,999 people, or 1 in 2,554. Not including Egypt this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside and Jordan, where 2 percent reside.

Tantawy Last Name Statistics demography

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