Tanyama Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tanyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Tanyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanyama is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanyama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Tanyama is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Tanyama reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Tanyama is most frequent in: Buikwe District, where 20 percent reside, Hoima District, where 20 percent reside and Kabarole District, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanyamai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Taanyama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Thanyamai | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tanyami | 86 | 525 | / |
| Tanjama | 86 | 83 | / |
| Taniama | 86 | 15 | / |
| Tanyoma | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tonyama | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tanyame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thonyama | 80 | 115 | / |
| Tonyamad | 80 | 13 | / |
| Tanjamma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tonyamat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tangiama | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tagnamas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tañama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thanjamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tanhamo | 71 | 149 | / |
| Tagnami | 71 | 15 | / |
| Taniamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamniammai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonyami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taneami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanjoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toniama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tagnamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanhami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangnami | 67 | 9 | / |
| Toniamat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tangnamo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thanyasmith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanjouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongnamai | 63 | 3 | / |
| Tonhoma | 57 | 125 | / |
| Tanjomo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Tonhami | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tanjomoh | 53 | 16 | / |
| Tanjohmoh | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Tanyama
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