Tatanu Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tatanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tatanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tatanu (16) may also be a first name.

Tatanu Last Name Facts

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

Tatanu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tatanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Tatanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tatanu is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tatanu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tatanu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tatanus9219/
Tataunu9216/
Tatanut924/
Tatangu922/
Taitanu921/
Tatanou921/
Tathanu921/
Tauteanu8692/
Teatanau867/
Taiteanu866/
Thaitanu862/
Tathangu861/
Taithanu861/
Tatonu83171/
Tatenu831/
Thathamnu8022/
Thaithanu809/
Toteanu7775/
Totangu7712/
Tatenou773/
Totanou772/
Tatoinu771/
Taatonu771/
Tatounou7110/
Tateunou712/
Tatonuch711/
Teteanou711/
Tatongou711/
Totonu6772/
Tetenu6770/
Toutangou671/
Tetonu671/
Toutannou671/
Totounu6217/
Toutenu6211/
Tetenou621/
Tothonu621/
Tootongu571/
Touttenui531/
Toutoungou5025/

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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 Tatanu
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