Tânia Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Tânia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tânia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Portugal281:372,08012,265
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Tania (143,417), Tãnia (3), Tánia (1) & Tañia (2) are calculated separately.

Tânia (179,399) may also be a first name.

Tânia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tânia is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Tania, Tãnia, Tánia or Tañia. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tânia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Tânia occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Tânia are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 57 percent are found in Luso-South America. Tânia is also the 5,857th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 179,399 people.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 5,221,325. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 29 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent are found and Pernambuco, where 15 percent are found. Barring Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tania93143,417/
Tãnia933/
Tánia931/
Tañia872/
Tonia801,048/
Tânya802/
Tânea801/
Tasnia738,928/
Tanjia73996/
Tongia73963/
Taniah73906/
Tajnia73390/
Tounia73346/
Tognia73306/
Tangia73278/
Thania73269/
Tanias73200/
Tagnia73156/
Tonias73128/
Tahnia73102/
Tannia7389/
Tanija7349/
Toniah7324/
Taunia738/
Tainia738/
Taniha737/
Taniea737/
Tonnia737/
Taniaa736/
Taniad735/
Taniap734/
Toniea734/
Toinia734/
Thonia734/
Teynia733/
Taania732/
Totnia732/
Toniaz732/
Toniap731/
Taniat731/
Dtania731/
Toniaa731/
Taynia731/
Tanioa731/
Teania731/
Toonia731/
Tonjia731/
Taįnia731/
Toniat730/
Thongia67133/
Tougnia67122/
Tongnia6784/
Tanjiat6774/
Thaniah6745/
Tanagia6735/
Tanihaa6725/
Tanjiah6719/
Tahniah6718/
Tanaija6714/
Tanhiah6711/
Tangiau679/
Tahania677/
Thaniea676/
Tounias675/
Teingia673/
Tanihad673/
Tanijay673/
Tanihas673/
Tanajia672/
Togniha672/
Taignia671/
Teaniah671/
Tonaiya671/
Toniasz671/
Taniaie671/
Taungia671/
Tonniah671/
Tangiha671/
Taneyia671/
Teannia671/

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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 Tânia
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