Tanten Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Tanten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1851:231,04518,899
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Tantén (1) are calculated separately.

Tanten (14) may also be a first name.

Tanten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanten occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Tantén. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tanten.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,118,459th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Tanten is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Tanten live; 85 percent live in South America and 85 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequent in Argentina, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 231,045. In Argentina it is most numerous in: San Juan Province, where 74 percent reside, Mendoza Province, where 6 percent reside and Río Negro Province, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Argentina it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Tanten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tanten has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tanten surname fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tantén941/
Tanteng92162/
Taunten923/
Thanten922/
Tantuen921/
Tantien921/
Tainten920/
Tanthien8684/
Tantin831,078/
Tantem8330/
Tonten8330/
Tamten8323/
Tantne831/
Tascinten8049/
Tantenova804/
Taşçinten801/
Tanting77909/
Tantina77327/
Tonteng7716/
Teinten774/
Thantin772/
Toonten771/
Tontuen771/
Tamteen771/
Tantion771/
Tauntin771/
Thonten770/
Tonthaen7174/
Taunting7123/
Tomnteng7113/
Thanthin7112/
Thontuen712/
Teinteun712/
Thonthen711/
Tonthuen711/
Tantinne711/
Tatintin711/
Tantingk711/
Thanhtin711/
Thointen710/
Tomten67177/
Tatinting67140/
Tontin6738/
Tantim674/
Tahjnting671/
Thonttenk671/
Tontem671/

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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 Tanten
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