Tamkan Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Tamkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3481:223,62515,967
Northern Cyprus381:8,3952,026
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
India111:69,733,217610,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tamkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamkan (Hindi: तम्कन) occurs most in Turkey. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamkan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 698,433rd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Tamkan live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 68 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 223,625. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 24 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 19 percent reside and Manisa Province, where 11 percent reside. Barring Turkey Tamkan is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 9 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thamkan9253/
Tamkane924/
Teamkan923/
Tamkhan921/
Thamkhan861,562/
Tamkhane86311/
Tamkahne864/
Thamkang861/
Thamkane861/
Tamcan83218/
Tamkon833/
Tomkan832/
Thamkasen80629/
Thammkhan802/
Thamkon77115/
Tamkoon779/
Temkhan778/
Teamkam778/
Tamkham777/
Tomkang771/
Tamquan771/
Taimkam771/
Ttamcan771/
Tomkane771/
Thomkan771/
Thammkahan751/
Thamkham71606/
Tamcahan7120/
Thomkand717/
Tamkhonq711/
Taymkong711/
Thamkasem6769/
Thamkhong6749/
Temkon6718/
Tamcon6715/
Tomkam673/
Tomkon672/
Tamcam671/
Thoomkhan671/
Tomcan670/

Tamkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamkan in the Hindi language
तम्कनtamkana-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tamkan
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