Tanw Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Tanw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tanw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
India91:85,229,487684,495

Tanw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanw has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tanw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanw is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Tanw occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Tanw live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,828,213. In Pakistan Tanw is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 97 percent live and Punjab, where 3 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanwe8947/
Thanw891/
Thanwe803/
Tahnwe801/
Tanv75178/
Tanb75164/
Tanf7520/
Tamw753/
Tonw751/
Ttanwsh731/
Tonwe671,642/
Thanf673/
Thanv673/
Tanfe672/
Tanbh671/
Tanph671/
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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 Tanw
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