Tinau Surname
Approximately 306 people bear this surname
Tinau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 282 | 1:628,166 | 29,753 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Tinau (164) may also be a first name.
Tinau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tinau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tinau (Marathi: ितणउ, Russian: Тинау) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tinau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tinau is the 881,213th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tinau are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 715,247th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 164 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 282 people, or 1 in 628,166. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 28 percent reside, Kaduna, where 23 percent reside and Jigawa, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tinau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tinau in the Marathi language | ||
| ितणउ | itana'u | - |
| Tinau in the Russian language | ||
| Тинау | tinau | - |
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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 Tinau
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