Thanaw Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Thanaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thanaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Thanaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thanaw is found in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Thanaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thanaw is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Thanaw is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Thanaw live; 83 percent live in East Asia and 83 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,688,949. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Tainan City, where 60 percent reside and Taoyuan City, where 40 percent reside. Other than Taiwan this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thamnaw921/
Thaunaw920/
Tanaw91549/
Tanawe8387/
Thanav833/
Tainaw831/
Tahnaw831/
Tanauw831/
Thangnawh8015/
Thanaph7719/
Thamnow774/
Thangav772/
Thomnaw771/
Tainawe771/
Tenaw7315,327/
Tanav7335/
Tanab7327/
Tanow7322/
Tanaf7311/
Tonaw736/
Tahanova71107/
Tanova671,353/
Toonaw67117/
Tanabh6790/
Tounaw6740/
Tainow6730/
Tannaf6727/
Tanowe6717/
Tanowa6713/
Tangow6713/
Tannab676/
Tanaff674/
Tanaib674/
Tenauw673/
Thonaf672/
Thanahaph671/
Tahnab671/
Tanaab671/
Tainab671/
Taunab671/
Tanafe671/
Thonab671/
Tanaif671/

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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 Thanaw
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