Tanua Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Kiribati

Tanua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3661:361,33731,136
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Kiribati91:12,601393
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tanua (308) may also be a first name.

Tanua Last Name Facts

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

Tanua (Hindi: तनुआ, Oriya: ତନୁଆ, Russian: Тануа) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanua is the 663,740th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name Tanua is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Tanua live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tanua is also the 501,377th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 308 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 361,337. In Indonesia Tanua is most prevalent in: Gorontalo, where 77 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 12 percent reside and East Java, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Tanua is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanhua91204/
Tanuay9135/
Thanua9116/
Taunua915/
Tanuaa911/
Thainua83110/
Tanhuat8381/
Tanuhay8343/
Thanuat8312/
Tanhuad837/
Tasnuha834/
Tanguha832/
Tagnuay831/
Tanba803,868/
Tanwa80262/
Tanva8035/
Tonua8031/
Tanuo804/
Thainuea77295/
Thanhuat772/
Thainuaa771/
Tanbay73301/
Tanbai73164/
Taumba7366/
Tanuos7322/
Tanway7321/
Tanwai7315/
Tanvas7313/
Tanvat738/
Tanbou737/
Thanwa736/
Tanwah734/
Tanvad733/
Tamnuo733/
Tainwa733/
Tanwou733/
Tanweu732/
Thonua731/
Taunba731/
Tonnua731/
Thanva731/
Tanhwa731/
Tanbaj731/
Tamnwa731/
Tahnwa731/
Taunwa731/
Tannuo731/
Taunva731/
Tatnwa731/
Tanbouh67706/
Thanwai67208/
Tainewa6772/
Tonnuea6740/
Tanvais677/
Tomnuad672/
Thanmba672/
Tanvaiz671/
Tasinwa671/
Tamnhwa671/
Tanveah671/
Thaunwa671/
Thanway671/
Taunuos671/
Thannwa671/
Tanwath671/
Theinua671/
Tounuay670/

Tanua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanua in the Oriya language
ତନୁଆtanu'a90.48
ସଂଯୁକ୍ତାsanyukta2.38
ତାନୁଆtanu'a2.38
ଟାଣୁଆtanu'a2.38
ଟନୁଆtanu'a2.38
Tanua in the Hindi language
तनुआtanu'a63.64
टनुआtanu'a27.27
तनूआtanu'a9.09
Tanua in the Russian language
Тануаtanua-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanua
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