Tantun Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Tantun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tantun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tantun (11) may also be a first name.

Tantun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tantun (Hindi: तन्तुन) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tantun is the 2,273,756th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Tantun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tantun are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 2,404,531. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Tantun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tantun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tantun last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tantung92383/
Tantunc9247/
Tantoun9228/
Thantun924/
Tantaun923/
Teantun921/
Tantune921/
Tantumn920/
Thanhtun865/
Tantoune862/
Tauntung861/
Tanton832,970/
Tantum83501/
Tamtun8315/
Tontun833/
Tantusing804/
Taunton772,655/
Tainton77902/
Taynton77539/
Tanthon77162/
Tonthun7714/
Tantoon775/
Thantum771/
Tamtung771/
Tanthum771/
Taimtun771/
Teamtun771/
Tantonh771/
Tannton770/
Thatinthun751/
Thamthun71203/
Tountoun7122/
Thanthum7117/
Theamtun717/
Teinteun712/
Theintun711/
Thonthun711/
Taintoum711/
Tainthon711/
Thaimtun711/
Thannton710/
Tonton672,595/
Tamtum6731/
Tontum6728/
Thainthon675/
Thonthaun671/
Theantonh671/
Theamthun671/
Tomtun671/

Tantun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tantun in the Hindi language
तन्तुनtantuna50
टनटुनtanatuna50

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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 Tantun
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