Tavanga Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Tavanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
Tavanga (39) may also be a first name.
Tavanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tavanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tavanga (Hindi: तवंगा) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tavanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,931,261st most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Tavanga live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 39 people.
Tavanga is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 377,619. In Cameroon Tavanga is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 75 percent are found, Far North Region, where 24 percent are found and North Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Tavanga occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tavanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tavanga in the Hindi language | ||
| तवंगा | tavanga | - |
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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 Tavanga
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