Thaniels Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Thaniels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Thaniels Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Thaniels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thaniels occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Thaniels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thaniels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Thaniels occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Thaniels are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Thaniels is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Thaniels is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Thaniels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thaniels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thaniels surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taniels932/
Thanles801/
Thenells751/
Tangeles751/
Tenils710/
Tonils710/
Tonels710/
Tanglis6735/
Tenills671/
Thonless630/
Tamles57147/
Teamlest501/
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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 Thaniels
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