Taonsa Surname

64,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Taonsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taonsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso7,7221:2,377331
Ivory Coast311:744,23320,430
France11:66,422,722504,397

Taonsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taonsa occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taonsa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 64,526th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 939,843 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Taonsa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 7,722 people, or 1 in 2,377. In Burkina Faso Taonsa is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 43 percent are found, Plateau-Central Region, where 37 percent are found and Centre-Ouest Region, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso Taonsa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taonssa9245/
Taounsa9213/
Tahonsa921/
Tahounsa866/
Tahonssa862/
Toansa8312/
Taonza831/
Taomsa831/
Taounza77650/
Touansa77258/
Tayonso7726/
Taonsgo7713/
Thaonsi779/
Tohunsa771/
Taonsse771/
Tahounza71495/
Touanssa71103/
Taounjai711/
Thaonsee711/
Toanca67350/
Taonge6721/
Toansi6713/
Taoonchai672/

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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 Taonsa
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