Taoana Surname

330,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Taoana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taoana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho7211:2,819443
South Africa3911:138,56215,990
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Taoana (307) may also be a first name.

Taoana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taoana is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taoana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taoana is the 330,832nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,512,552 people. The last name Taoana occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Taoana live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Taoana is also the 502,288th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 307 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 721 people, or 1 in 2,819. In Lesotho Taoana is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 31 percent are found, Berea District, where 17 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 17 percent are found. Not including Lesotho it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 35 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Taoana Last Name Statistics demography

Taoana earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning R 203,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taooana924/
Taoanad922/
Tahoana921/
Taoanaa921/
Taoane8315/
Taouane776/
To'oana771/
Thaouane71110/
Tahouani7141/
Toaone674/
Taouainet671/
Toaonh671/
Taouoni6215/
Taohoni621/
Tahouoni57465/
Tahooneh57187/
Tohouanou5316/

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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 Taoana
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