Tanus Surname

169,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Haiti

Tanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6771:195,34618,594
Brazil4881:438,67716,623
Mexico4731:262,4236,304
Argentina2631:162,52213,681
Haiti1391:76,8634,071
Turkey1061:734,16436,999
Philippines801:1,265,47896,721
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Ecuador441:361,4969,599
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
India191:40,371,862445,856
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Finland81:687,08836,047
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Tanús (25) & Tanùs (1) are calculated separately.

Tanus (1,289) may also be a first name.

Tanus Last Name Facts

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

Tanus (Arabic: طانوس, Hindi: तनुस) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms: Tanús or Tanùs. For other possible spellings of Tanus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 169,395th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,860,104 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Tanus reside; 33 percent reside in South America and 27 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tanus is also the 219,430th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 1,289 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 677 people, or 1 in 195,346. In Indonesia Tanus is most prevalent in: Jakarta, where 26 percent live, Central Sulawesi, where 23 percent live and Gorontalo, where 15 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent live and Mexico, where 19 percent live.

Tanus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tanus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tanus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanus last name are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tanus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning $18,681,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $38,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $47,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanús9325/
Tanùs931/
Tangus911,453/
Tannus911,076/
Tanous91690/
Taunus91164/
Tanuis9158/
Taneus9125/
Tanhus9122/
Thanus9116/
Tanush918/
Tanusz914/
Tainus913/
Tanaus912/
Tanuse912/
Teanus910/
Tanu8912,723/
Tannous8316,906/
Tanoush8343/
Thanush8319/
Tasnuse8311/
Tanouss839/
Taunous835/
Tannaus833/
Tanouse832/
Thaneus832/
Tannuss832/
Thanuse831/
Taynush831/
Tainush831/
Taanous831/
Tanhous831/
Taunaus831/
Tainuse831/
Tanushe831/
Tanui8033,077/
Tanou8019,879/
Tangu804,623/
Thanu801,675/
Tonus801,583/
Tanau801,494/
Tanos801,414/
Taunu80795/
Tannu80760/
Tanuz80373/
Tanut80230/
Tenus80224/
Tanuj80109/
Tanhu80108/
Tamnu8095/
Tanuç8081/
Taneu8058/
Tainu8042/
Tanud8033/
Taanu8030/
Tõnus8023/
Tanuh8013/
Teanu809/
Tanuu808/
Tasnu807/
Tanup807/
Tanuy806/
Tanuc804/
Tönus803/
Tganu803/
Tónus802/
Ttanu801/
Tannheus77145/
Tannoush77119/
Tannouse778/
Tannouss774/
Tannhaus773/
Tanusova771/
Tahnoush771/
Tanhouss771/
Thanou731,654/
Tangou73615/
Thonus73504/
Tanguç73499/
Tannou73322/
Tamnou73253/
Tainui73242/
Tannos73201/
Teneus73199/
Tamnau73110/
Tanoos73102/
Tatnou7380/
Tõnnus7350/
Tanosh7347/
Tanhui7346/
Tahanu7345/
Tanaud7345/
Tannui7344/
Taunos7343/
Taneux7341/
Tanout7334/
Ttanos7327/
Tangau7326/
Tannús7325/
Toneus7325/
Tanauh7324/
Tonnus7323/
Tanouh7323/
Tanhuy7323/
Tanhou7323/
Tanguz7322/
Thainu7319/
Tanoss7318/
Tannut7318/
Tangnu7316/
Tanoux7316/
Tonaus7315/
Thannu7314/
Thanuj7313/
Tanhos739/
Tanngu738/
Tanaut738/
Tanneu736/
Thanau736/
Tanhuz736/
Thenus735/
Tainou735/
Thaunu735/
Taunuu734/
Taanui734/
Tainos733/
Tajnut733/
Tannau733/
Tanouy733/
Tannuz733/
Tagnou733/
Thanud733/
Taanou732/
Tongus732/
Tounus732/
Teanau732/
Tanoes731/
Dteanu731/
Tonuse731/
Tgangu731/
Thajnu731/
Tahnos731/
Tahunu731/
Taanuu731/
Tannuy731/
Tanutp731/
Taunau731/
Teinus731/
Teenus731/
Tenaus731/
Tahngu731/
Tainau731/
Tamneu731/
Tanhut731/
Tasnou731/
Tanoud731/
Tanutt731/
Ttanou731/
Toinus731/
Tahnuz731/
Tainut731/
Tanuch731/
Tanuth731/
Tatnau730/
Tannousse712/
Tonu679,527/
Tanneux67172/
Tannouh67123/
Tannoux6766/
Theneus6758/
Tonnous6747/
Tannouz6730/
Toomnus6727/
Tongush6726/
Tanó6721/
Thamnut6711/
Tonusse6710/
Tonneus6710/
Tahnout6710/
Tanoosh679/
Tanú677/
Tahanou673/
Thonnus673/
Tounous672/
Tangnou672/
Thanaut672/
Thanneu671/
Thanuph671/
Thainnu671/
Thonuse671/
Tatnaud671/
Taugnuu671/
Taunuce671/
Tõnu671/
Theanau671/
Theanou671/
Tenhaus671/
Thainui671/
Thanhui671/
Tahanuc671/
Tahnouj671/
Tahynou671/
Tonhaus671/
Tangouh671/
Taunoux671/
Tathnou671/
Taynaud671/
Taynout671/
Tañu671/
Thoenus671/
Thoneus671/
Toimnus671/
Thomnus671/
Thainau671/
Thannuy671/
Tahanuy671/
Tainhos671/
Teaunnu671/
Tatnnut671/
Tangnui671/
Tangnuu671/
Thaneup670/

Tanus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanus in the Hindi language
तनुसtanusa-
Tanus in the Arabic language
طانوسtanws-

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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 Tanus
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