Taunja Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Taunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Taunja (259) may also be a first name.
Taunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taunja (Marathi: तनुजा) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Taunja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taunja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Taunja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Taunja live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Taunja is also the 553,262nd most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 259 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Taunja is most frequent in: Budaka District, where 100 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taunja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taunja in the Marathi language | ||
| तनुजा | tanuja | - |
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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 Taunja
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