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 last name Tinau (Marathi: ितणउ, Russian: Тинау) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tinau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 881,213th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 23,815,510 people. The surname Tinau is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tinau reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 715,247th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 164 people.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 628,166. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 28 percent are found, Kaduna, where 23 percent are found and Jigawa, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Tinau occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
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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