Tanto Surname

71,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tanto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,5601:37,1494,318
Cameroon1,7201:12,0751,625
India6281:1,221,44248,803
Philippines3531:286,79441,276
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
Italy681:899,36366,781
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Niger341:564,47114,312
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Benin231:449,37431,324
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Albania161:182,12812,899
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
France121:5,535,227269,324
Togo91:805,3086,372
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Tantó (106) are calculated separately.

Tanto (10,149) may also be a first name.

Tanto Last Name Facts

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

Tanto (Georgian: ტანტო, Hindi: टन्टो, Marathi: टंटो, Oriya: ଟୋ, Russian: Танто) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Tantó. For other possible spellings of Tanto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tanto is the 71,863rd most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,061,396 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Tanto reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tanto is also the 60,629th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 10,149 people.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,560 people, or 1 in 37,149. In Indonesia Tanto is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 23 percent are found, Central Java, where 16 percent are found and Jakarta, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Tanto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tanto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tanto surname rose 771 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tanto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tanto last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Tanto earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $35,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tantó93106/
Tantoh913,444/
Tantoy912,096/
Tantod911,334/
Tantot91715/
Tantos91599/
Tantuo91441/
Tantou91103/
Tantoa9189/
Tantoo9118/
Tainto9115/
Tantho9113/
Tantoi9111/
Teanto914/
Thanto911/
Taanto911/
Taintoh8331/
Tantost8325/
Tahanto8322/
Tacinto834/
Thantho832/
Tantohe831/
Tantois831/
Tantosh831/
Tantott830/
Tanta809,377/
Tonto801,737/
Tamto80384/
Tantã801/
Tantoush775,553/
Thanthou771/
Tantouch771/
Thanthod771/
Teantoop771/
Tantha73994/
Tantau73839/
Tantas73691/
Tantaş73623/
Tantah73590/
Tamtou73526/
Tainta73357/
Tontoh73327/
Thanta73237/
Thonto73211/
Tontos7355/
Tontoi7342/
Tontou7323/
Teinto7320/
Tamtoh7316/
Tantad7314/
Tontoa7311/
Tontoy7311/
Tantat738/
Tamtho738/
Tantôt734/
Tantap733/
Thamto732/
Tounto732/
Tanteu732/
Tamtoi732/
Tointo732/
Teanta731/
Tantta731/
Tontto731/
Taunta731/
Tantaa731/
Tantaz731/
Tantós731/
Taínta731/
Ttanta731/
Tantash67391/
Thamtho67205/
Tantast67123/
Thantha6792/
Tanthat6770/
Tonthop6768/
Tantaha6747/
Tountou6741/
Tonthoi6719/
Tasinta6712/
Tohntoh6711/
Taainta678/
Tanthap677/
Tantaut675/
Tontooe674/
Tonthot674/
Thamtoh674/
Ttontos673/
Tantaud673/
Tahanta672/
Tamtouh672/
Thontoy671/
Taintas671/
Tacinta671/
Thanteu671/
Tatinta671/
Tantaus671/
Tanteau671/
Ttantas671/
Tocinto671/
Thontoa671/

Tanto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanto in the Georgian language
ტანტოtanto-
Tanto in the Oriya language
ଟୋto-
Tanto in the Marathi language
टंटोtanto-
Tanto in the Hindi language
टन्टोtanto52.38
तांतोtanto23.81
तन्तोtanto9.52
टंटोtanto9.52
टण्टोtanto4.76
Tanto in the Russian language
Тантоtanto-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanto
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