Tanua Surname
Approximately 452 people bear this surname
Tanua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 366 | 1:361,337 | 31,136 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Kiribati | 9 | 1:12,601 | 393 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanhua | 91 | 204 | / |
| Tanuay | 91 | 35 | / |
| Thanua | 91 | 16 | / |
| Taunua | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tanuaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thainua | 83 | 110 | / |
| Tanhuat | 83 | 81 | / |
| Tanuhay | 83 | 43 | / |
| Thanuat | 83 | 12 | / |
| Tanhuad | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tasnuha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tanguha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tagnuay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanba | 80 | 3,868 | / |
| Tanwa | 80 | 262 | / |
| Tanva | 80 | 35 | / |
| Tonua | 80 | 31 | / |
| Tanuo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thainuea | 77 | 295 | / |
| Thanhuat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thainuaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanbay | 73 | 301 | / |
| Tanbai | 73 | 164 | / |
| Taumba | 73 | 66 | / |
| Tanuos | 73 | 22 | / |
| Tanway | 73 | 21 | / |
| Tanwai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Tanvas | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tanvat | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tanbou | 73 | 7 | / |
| Thanwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tanwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tanvad | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tamnuo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tainwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tanwou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tanweu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thonua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taunba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tonnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thanva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanbaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tamnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taunwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tannuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taunva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tatnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanbouh | 67 | 706 | / |
| Thanwai | 67 | 208 | / |
| Tainewa | 67 | 72 | / |
| Tonnuea | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tanvais | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tomnuad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thanmba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tanvaiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tasinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamnhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanveah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaunwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taunuos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thannwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theinua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tounuay | 67 | 0 | / |
Tanua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanua in the Oriya language | ||
| ତନୁଆ | tanu'a | 90.48 |
| ସଂଯୁକ୍ତା | sanyukta | 2.38 |
| ତାନୁଆ | tanu'a | 2.38 |
| ଟାଣୁଆ | tanu'a | 2.38 |
| ଟନୁଆ | tanu'a | 2.38 |
| Tanua in the Hindi language | ||
| तनुआ | tanu'a | 63.64 |
| टनुआ | tanu'a | 27.27 |
| तनूआ | tanu'a | 9.09 |
| Tanua in the Russian language | ||
| Тануа | tanua | - |
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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 Tanua
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