Tantua Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Tantua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tantua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2161:468,69556,534
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
India731:10,507,745199,418
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
England71:7,959,723202,100
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Tantua (82) may also be a first name.

Tantua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tantua (Hindi: तन्तुआ, Oriya: ତୁଆ) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 607,405th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. The last name Tantua occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Tantua reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,060,447th most numerous first name on earth, held by 82 people.

The last name Tantua is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 468,695. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 51 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 28 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Tantua Last Name Statistics demography

Tantua earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 158.12% more than the national average, earning $111,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tantuas92166/
Tanthua921/
Tantuahs8616/
Tantuhay861/
Tantuhai861/
Tantuo83441/
Tantwa8391/
Tandua8333/
Tontua8327/
Taindua7731/
Tanduay774/
Tantwad772/
Thontuat715/
Tanduo67408/
Tandwa67239/
Tondua67104/
Tandva671/
Thandwa6266/
Tantwey624/
Thontwa624/
Tandwai621/
Taundwa621/
Taindwa621/
Tasindwa571/
Thamtwat571/

Tantua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tantua in the Oriya language
ତୁଆtu'a-
Tantua in the Hindi language
तन्तुआtantu'a50
तांतुआtantu'a20
तंतुआtantu'a10
टन्टुआtantu'a10
तेतुआtetu'a10

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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
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  • 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 Tantua
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