Tanyou Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tanyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
China61:227,886,92811,701

Tanyou (428) may also be a first name.

Tanyou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanyou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanyou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Tanyou are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 415,075th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 428 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon Tanyou is most frequent in: West Region, where 50 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 36 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in China, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanyou9212/
Taneyou9210/
Tanyouh921/
Tanhyou921/
Tanyu912,002/
Taneyous861/
Taniou83183/
Tanyuh8331/
Tanoyu8327/
Tanhou8323/
Tanyuy8313/
Tanjou839/
Thanyu838/
Tanoju835/
Tagnou833/
Tonyou832/
Tanjyu832/
Tanuyu832/
Tanoiu831/
Tanyau831/
Tannyu831/
Tanyut831/
Tanniou77712/
Tonyoud7742/
Tanyuha7717/
Tahnyuy778/
Taneous776/
Thainyu774/
Tangnou772/
Tannyuh771/
Tannoyu771/
Tagniou771/
Tanihou771/
Taniohu771/
Tanehou771/
Tangoiu771/
Tanju733,884/
Taniu731,414/
Tanho73187/
Tanhu73108/
Tanyó7388/
Tonyu733/
Tannious7112/
Ttanyahu711/
Thainyut711/
Tagnaout711/
Tani'ohu711/
Thamnyau711/
Tanihu67434/
Tanius67258/
Tanieu67253/
Thanju67216/
Tanjoe67160/
Tanțău6765/
Taniau6761/
Tanhui6746/
Tonoiu6733/
Tanjud6727/
Tanhuy6723/
Tanjut6716/
Tangnu6716/
Tauniu6714/
Tanuju6712/
Tonhou678/
Thaniu677/
Tonjou676/
Taniue675/
Tanjoo674/
Tanjui674/
Tainiu673/
Tangeu672/
Tangiu672/
Tonyau672/
Tainho672/
Tanjuy671/
Tanjiu671/
Tognou671/
Teinyu671/
Tanhiu671/
Tanniu671/
Taneju671/
Thanyaaut671/
Tomnyu671/
Tanjeu671/
Tanjuh671/
Taneau671/
Tanéus671/
Tonoyu671/
Taniju671/

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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 Tanyou
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