Tantow Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Tantow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tantow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2721:295,97630,536
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tantow Last Name Facts

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

Tantow is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 855,216th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. Tantow is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Tantow are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 295,976. In Germany Tantow is primarily found in: Berlin, where 28 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent are found and Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Tantow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tantow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tantow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tantow are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Tantow earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.89% more than the national average, earning $60,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tantowa92250/
Tantov8311/
Tantaw836/
Tontow836/
Tantuw832/
Tantawe77645/
Tontowa7796/
Tonthow777/
Tantova777/
Tantouft712/
Thontowa711/
Tanthoft710/
Tantab6714/
Tontov673/
Tantaf671/
Tontoev62196/
Teantub624/
Tontova624/
Teantab622/
Tountov621/
Thanthav5713/
Tanthabh571/
Thanthab571/

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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 Tantow
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