Tanyoung Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tanyoung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanyoung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191

Tanyoung Last Name Facts

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

Tanyoung is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanyoung? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Tanyoung occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Tanyoung reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 152,018. In Liberia it is most frequent in: River Gee County, where 72 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 28 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanyoun9325/
Tanyung932/
Tonyoung882/
Tanyhong881/
Tanjoung881/
Thanyhong821/
Tanjung8080,689/
Tanjong801,741/
Taniung8045/
Tanhung801/
Tanyaon801/
Tanyoon801/
Tanyahon7533/
Thanjung7529/
Tanjjung7515/
Tanjoeng753/
Tanjungh752/
Tanjouon751/
Tanjjong751/
Thaneong751/
Tanjuing751/
Tanijong751/
Dtanjoeng714/
Tainehong711/
Tonjong6728/
Tanjunk678/
Tonjung676/
Thainajong671/
Thaneehong671/
Thongnoung671/
Tongnung631/
Tonjonk531/
Tonjonck501/

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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 Tanyoung
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