Taona Surname
Approximately 579 people bear this surname
Taona Surname Definition:
Taona is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: we have seen / witnessed.
Taona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 498 | 1:31,000 | 4,781 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Taona (5,758) may also be a first name.
Taona Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Taona is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: we have seen / witnessed.
Taona Demographics
Average Taona Salary in
South Africa
R 194,652
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Taona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taona Come From? nationality or country of origin
Taona is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taona? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 551,387th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Taona live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Taona is also the 87,979th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 5,758 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 31,000. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live, Midlands Province, where 20 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 2 percent live.
Taona Last Name Statistics demography
Taona earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.09% less than the national average, earning R 194,652 per year.
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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
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