Tanuki Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Tanuki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 39 | 1:3,278,059 | 34,181 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tanuki (642) may also be a first name.
Tanuki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanuki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanuki (Hindi: तनुकी, Oriya: ତନୁକି, Russian: Тануки) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanuki? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,106,139th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Tanuki reside; 50 percent reside in East Asia and 49 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 328,241st most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 642 people.
It is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 3,278,059. In Japan Tanuki is mostly concentrated in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 74 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Kyoto Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanukit | 92 | 9 | / |
| Tanukij | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tanukai | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tanouki | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tanutkit | 86 | 53 | / |
| Tannukit | 86 | 51 | / |
| Tanoukhi | 86 | 38 | / |
| Tannukij | 86 | 16 | / |
| Thanukit | 86 | 9 | / |
| Tanhukai | 86 | 9 | / |
| Thanukij | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taniki | 83 | 378 | / |
| Tanuka | 83 | 44 | / |
| Tanuke | 83 | 26 | / |
| Tonuki | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tanoki | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tannoukhi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Thanudkit | 80 | 8 | / |
| Thanutkit | 80 | 3 | / |
| Thanudkij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tannutkit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tanikai | 77 | 1,288 | / |
| Tanhuke | 77 | 46 | / |
| Thaniki | 77 | 33 | / |
| Tanikie | 77 | 25 | / |
| Tanikki | 77 | 23 | / |
| Tanocki | 77 | 23 | / |
| Tanooki | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tanniki | 77 | 8 | / |
| Taaniki | 77 | 7 | / |
| Teanoki | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tanuchi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanikhi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Taniqui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tanukka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanukha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanokoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thanoki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanukhy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tainuka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenukai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanouka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanouchi | 71 | 75 | / |
| Taanikai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Thanikai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Thaaniki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tanousky | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanhauke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taanikki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thauniki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thanikki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonoki | 67 | 178 | / |
| Tanike | 67 | 66 | / |
| Tanoka | 67 | 56 | / |
| Tanuca | 67 | 14 | / |
| Toniki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tanoke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tonuka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teniki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tannouchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taniqi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tannoukhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tainickiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanouchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thannikai | 67 | 1 | / |
Tanuki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanuki in the Oriya language | ||
| ତନୁକି | tanuki | - |
| Tanuki in the Hindi language | ||
| तनुकी | tanuki | 75 |
| तनूकी | tanuki | 25 |
| Tanuki in the Russian language | ||
| Тануки | tanuki | - |
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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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- 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 Tanuki
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