Tanui Surname
Approximately 33,077 people bear this surname
Tanui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 32,692 | 1:1,413 | 226 |
| Cameroon | 172 | 1:120,750 | 13,818 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Tanui (3,126) may also be a first name.
Tanui Demographics
Tanui Political Affiliation
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Tanui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanui (Hindi: तनुई, Marathi: तनुई) is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanui? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 16,792nd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 220,321 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tanui live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 128,804th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 3,126 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 32,692 people, or 1 in 1,413. In Kenya Tanui is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 29 percent reside, Nandi County, where 19 percent reside and Baringo County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Tanui Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Tanui surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tanui surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% being registered to vote for the political party.
Tanui earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning $52,861 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tanui Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanui in the Marathi language | ||
| तनुई | tanu'i | - |
| Tanui in the Hindi language | ||
| तनुई | tanu'i | 66.67 |
| तानुई | tanu'i | 16.67 |
| तनकी | tanaki | 16.67 |
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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 Tanui
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