Thaniga Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Thaniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thaniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India251:30,682,615377,978
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Thaniga (49) may also be a first name.

Thaniga Last Name Facts

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

Thaniga is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thaniga? popularity and diffusion

Thaniga is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Thaniga is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Thaniga are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Thaniga is also the 1,430,306th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 30,682,615. In India Thaniga is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 64 percent live and Pondicherry, where 12 percent live. Besides India Thaniga exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanigai9335/
Taniga9230/
Tanigau8639/
Taniega8636/
Tanigoa864/
Thanigo861/
Tagniga861/
Thannghinga781/
Tanega77619/
Tanigo77337/
Tanuga77241/
Tanjga77188/
Toniga77110/
Tañiga773/
Teniga772/
Taunega7112/
Tangega718/
Tanigoi716/
Thenuga715/
Thonega713/
Tañiega712/
Teeniga711/
Taniego711/
Tanyoga711/
Tanhuga711/
Tuiniga711/
Tañga6741/
Tagnigou6728/
Tanuingo6713/
Taniegou671/
Taunuuga671/
Thoneega671/
Tonnigas671/

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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 Thaniga
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