Tarnahan Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tarnahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarnahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tarnahan (3) may also be a first name.

Tarnahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarnahan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarnahan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Tarnahan is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Tarnahan are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most widely held forename in the world, held by 3 people.

Tarnahan is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Tarnahan is mostly found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ternahan8871/
Tarnhamn881/
Tarnan8610/
Tarnachin822/
Terhnahan821/
Tearnan80140/
Tharnan801/
Tarnham801/
Tarnang801/
Tarnand801/
Tarhnan801/
Tarnant800/
Taurnan800/
Tharngan75132/
Tärnhamn7511/
Tarinnan754/
Tarnaine751/
Ternhain751/
Ternan71244/
Tarnam7182/
Tornan7137/
Tarnanova714/
Tarnon713/
Tournan67193/
Tornean6755/
Tarnong6739/
Ternain6710/
Tornham678/
Teirnan675/
Thornan673/
Tarnnom673/
Thernan672/
Tarnaum671/
Targnon671/
Tharnon671/
Tarnnam671/
Tarngon671/
Tarnoon671/
Tearnon670/
Toornan670/
Tairnam670/
Teernan670/

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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 Tarnahan
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