Tañala Surname

265,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Tañala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tañala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,4691:68,91611,811
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

The alternate forms: Tanala (777) are calculated separately.

Tañala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tañala occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Tanala. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tañala.

How Common Is The Last Name Tañala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 265,986th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,957,514 people. The surname Tañala occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Tañala are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,469 people, or 1 in 68,916. In The Philippines Tañala is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 25 percent live, Calabarzon, where 20 percent live and National Capital Region, where 14 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Oman, where 0 percent live.

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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 Tañala
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