Tantem Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tantem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tantem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191

Tantem Last Name Facts

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

Tantem is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tantem.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Tantem live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanteam925/
Tanten83217/
Tantim834/
Tantne831/
Tontem831/
Tanteng77162/
Taunten773/
Thanten772/
Tantuen771/
Tantien771/
Teantim771/
Taantim771/
Tonhtem771/
Tantime771/
Tanıtım771/
Tainten770/
Tanthien7184/
Tanthime714/
Thaintim712/
Tantinne711/
Tantin671,078/
Tascinten6749/
Tonten6730/
Tamten6723/
Tantenova674/
Tamtim672/
Thainthim672/
Tontim672/
Taşçinten671/
Tantén671/

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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 Tantem
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