Tantur Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tantur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tantur Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1351:576,45531,373
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tantur (88) may also be a first name.

Tantur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tantur is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tantur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tantur is the 1,009,375th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Tantur reside; 31 percent reside in West Asia and 31 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 88 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 576,455. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Kirklareli Province, where 22 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside and Samsun Province, where 19 percent reside. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tantour92599/
Tainture863/
Thanthur861/
Tantor83124/
Tontur83118/
Tamtur834/
Tanturova802/
Taintor77329/
Tayntor7768/
Tantoor7714/
Thantor771/
Thanthor712/
Tontor6748/
Tonturova674/
Tountor621/
Theintor570/
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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 Tantur
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