Tanz Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tanz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4621:166,19614,183
Germany4471:180,10221,058
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tanz (145) may also be a first name.

Tanz Last Name Facts

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

Tanz (Arabic: تانز) occurs most in Iran. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanz? popularity and diffusion

Tanz is the 279,475th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,269,375 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 36 percent of Tanz reside; 34 percent reside in South Asia and 34 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Tanz is also the 766,399th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 145 people.

Tanz is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 462 people, or 1 in 166,196. In Iran it is most common in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 39 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 16 percent reside and Hormozgan Province, where 16 percent reside. Beside Iran Tanz occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Tanz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tanz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tanz last name increased 28,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tanz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tanz surname are 10.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tanz earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $48,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.5% more than the national average, earning $71,792 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanze89743/
Tantz8963/
Thanz8921/
Tancz8917/
Tainz899/
Tahnz891/
Teanz891/
Tanzs890/
Teanze802/
Tgainz802/
Tahanz801/
Tantze800/
Tanç751,266/
Tans751,246/
Tanc75770/
Tacz75472/
Tonz7594/
Tamz755/
Tasinze731/
Tanış6714,639/
Tansh671,264/
Thans67797/
Tanci67538/
Teanc67331/
Tants67264/
Tanje67215/
Tanse67171/
Tontz67166/
Tonze67159/
Tance67130/
Tanch6798/
Tansø6758/
Tancs6726/
Toncz6717/
Tains6714/
Tamze6714/
Tanzhova6712/
Tanns676/
Teans675/
Tayns674/
Tonzs673/
Tuonz672/
Toonz671/
Tansp671/
Tands671/
Taanx671/
Tauns671/
Ttans671/
Thonz671/

Tanz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanz in the Arabic language
تانزtanz-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tanz
  • 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