Tanwone Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tanwone Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanwone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia221:200,38813,260
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tanwone Last Name Facts

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

Tanwone occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanwone? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tanwone are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 200,388. In Liberia Tanwone is most numerous in: Sinoe County, where 50 percent live and Montserrado County, where 45 percent live. Outside of Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanwon921/
Tanwong86294/
Tanwoun861/
Tanwane861/
Thanwane8046/
Tainwong801/
Tanwan77263/
Tonwon7710/
Tanbon773/
Tamwon771/
Thainwong751/
Tanwani711,889/
Tambone711,839/
Thanwan71180/
Tanboon71146/
Tamwong71128/
Teanwan719/
Tainwan712/
Tanbane711/
Tonwoun711/
Tanboni711/
Tanbuon711/
Tanvong711/
Tanvoni711/
Tanboun711/
Thamwong67167/
Tanwanna67161/
Tanwanit6767/
Thanwani6749/
Teamwong6739/
Thanboon6712/
Teanboon677/
Tanuhong674/
Toonwong674/
Tambonei672/
Thanvong672/
Tamboine672/
Taunvane671/
Taunuane671/
Tamboune671/
Tonwoung671/
Tanwanni671/
Taãboune671/
Theanbon671/
Theanwan671/
Thanboun671/
Taanboon671/
Tainvong671/

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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 Tanwone
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis