Tanukai Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tanukai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanukai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tanukai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanukai (Hindi: तनुकाई) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanukai? popularity and diffusion

Tanukai is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Tanukai reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Tanukai is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 50 percent reside and Chimbu, where 50 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Tanukai exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tanukai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanukai in the Hindi language
तनुकाईtanuka'i-

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