Cognomen Tanguer (Tanga 
, Tanguer ) , across the world, is a common surname. The last name Tanguer is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a common surname, Gabon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Moldova. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Cameroon, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Tanguer is the forename as well as the last name.