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Taneja Surname Meaning

Indian (Punjab): Arora and Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Arora community apparently derived from tən ‘blade of grass’

(from Sanskrit trṇa).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1992 and 2003, in the United States, Taneja life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Taneja in 1992 was 56, and 73 in 2003.

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