Surname Tanum (Tanum 
) , around the globe, is a rare last name. The family name Tanum is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, Malaysia, where it is a rare surname, and Estonia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Norway, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Very seldom, Tanum is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Tanum | Norway, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India |
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johan grundt tanum Norwegian publisher, NO (b. 1891) |
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anne carine tanum Norwegian jurist and entrepreneur, NO (b. 1954) |
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| ingar tanum Norwegian publisher (b. 1924) |
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| lars tanum researcher (b. 1956) |
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