Tantum Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Tantum Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Taunton'; v. Tanton. This corruption is a very natural one; compare Ransom for Ranson, or Sansom for Sanson. Also compare the dictionary word random for randon.

1753. Married — William Tantum and Mary Ward: St.

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Tantum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
England1181:472,18730,747
Wales321:96,7047,743
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Tantum (29) may also be a first name.

Tantum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Taunton'; v. Tanton. This corruption is a very natural one; compare Ransom for Ranson, or Sansom for Sanson. Also compare the dictionary word random for randon.

1753. Married — William Tantum and Mary Ward: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Tantum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tantum (Hindi: टंटुं) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 615,220th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Tantum reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 1,352,459. In The United States Tantum is primarily found in: New Jersey, where 35 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Wales, where 6 percent are found.

Tantum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tantum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tantum surname increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 347 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tantum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tantum surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Tantum earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.79% more than the national average, earning R 534,192 per year and in United States they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $51,301 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanthum921/
Thantum921/
Tantumn920/
Thanthum8617/
Taintoum861/
Tantun8370/
Tamtum8331/
Tontum8328/
Tantom834/
Tantung77383/
Tantunc7747/
Tantoun7728/
Tantoem7711/
Thantun774/
Tantaun773/
Tamtoum772/
Toontum772/
Tantune771/
Tonthum771/
Teamtum771/
Teantun771/
Tamthum771/
Thanhtun715/
Toonthum712/
Tantoune712/
Thamthum712/
Tauntung711/
Tanton672,970/
Tomtum6737/
Tamtun6715/
Tantusing674/
Thoonthum673/
Tontun673/

Tantum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tantum in the Hindi language
टंटुंtantum-

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