Cognomen طنطاوي (طنطاوي 
, Tantawy 
, Tantawi 
) , across the world, is a common last name. The family name طنطاوي is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, and Qatar. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Egypt, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, طنطاوي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| طنطاوي | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Jordan |
| Tantawy | Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kuwait |
| Tantawi | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Egypt |
| Tantaoui | Morocco, Italy, United States, Afghanistan, France |
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طنطاوي جوهري Egyptian writer, EG (b. 1870) |
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مُحمَّد حُسين طنطاوي Egyptian Field marshal and former statesman, EG (b. 1935) |
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| محمد سيد طنطاوي Egyptian imam (1928-2010), EG (b. 1928) |
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| طنطاوي عبد الحميد طنطاوي EG (b. 1955) |
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