Tanak Surname

282,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tanak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6501:119,7259,993
India2951:2,600,22281,894
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
England631:884,41445,970
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Tänak (38) are calculated separately.

Tanak (929) may also be a first name.

Tanak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanak (Bengali: তনক, Hindi: तानका, Marathi: टणक, Oriya: ଟନକ, Russian: Танак) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Tänak. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 282,260th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,334,953 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Tanak are found; 46 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Tanak is also the 265,401st most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 929 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 119,725. In Turkey Tanak is primarily found in: Sirnak Province, where 23 percent reside, Adana Province, where 22 percent reside and Sanliurfa Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Turkey it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tänak9338/
Thanak91885/
Tainak91333/
Tanake9148/
Tasnak9135/
Taynak9134/
Tannak9130/
Taneak9125/
Tanakh9121/
Tangak9117/
Tanack9112/
Tanaik912/
Taunak912/
Tanhak911/
Tanaak911/
Thanake83537/
Tanaike83189/
Thamnak8311/
Thannak839/
Tatnaik834/
Thanaks833/
Thatnak832/
Thanakh831/
Taynaik831/
Tainaik831/
Thanaak831/
Tanaakh831/
Tannakh831/
Ta'naak831/
Taynake831/
Teamnak831/
Teanack830/
Tonak801,319/
Tanag801,183/
Tanok8098/
Tanac8045/
Tenak8022/
Tanakova77452/
Thangnak77227/
Thanakhe776/
Thannake772/
Tanhauke771/
Thanasck771/
Thonak73438/
Tangag73425/
Thanok73364/
Tonack73149/
Tongak73100/
Tonake7387/
Tanacs7363/
Tannok7347/
Tonnak7327/
Tanaqu7326/
Tangok7321/
Tamnag7318/
Tanagh7317/
Tenakh739/
Toinak736/
Tanook736/
Tanhok735/
Tanoke733/
Tanock733/
Tasnok733/
Thanag732/
Tanouk732/
Thanac732/
Tohnak732/
Taynag731/
Tainac731/
Tagnag731/
Tounak731/
Tanasc731/
Tatnag731/
Toonak731/
Tuinak731/
Tenack730/
Teneak730/
Taynakova711/
Tannock67968/
Taneike67433/
Thotnak67192/
Thonack6771/
Thainok6736/
Tenhaak6722/
Tangaag6716/
Toongak6710/
Tohnack678/
Thonnak676/
Tanoukh674/
Thanook674/
Thognak672/
Thonake671/
Tanashq671/
Tanague671/
Tamnouk671/
Tounnak671/
Tanhazx671/
Tonnack671/
Tongakk671/
Toomnak671/
Toumnak671/
Thomnak671/
Thonaik671/
Tanhock671/
Tamnnok671/
Thanock670/
Taneyck670/
Tanhook670/
Tenayck670/

Tanak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanak in the Bengali language
তনকtanaka-
Tanak in the Marathi language
टणकtanaka73.78
टनकtanaka9.78
तानकtanaka7.56
तनकtanaka2.67
टानकtanaka1.78
रणकranaka0.89
Tanak in the Oriya language
ଟନକtanaka50
ଟଙକtanaka25
ତନକtanaka25
Tanak in the Hindi language
तानकाtanaka25.61
तनकtanaka23.17
टंाकtamaka19.51
टनकtanaka13.41
ताणकtanaka4.88
तनकाtanaka3.66
टांकtanka2.44
तानकtanaka2.44
टाकtaka1.22
ताड़कtaraka1.22
तणकtanaka1.22
टँाकtamaka1.22
Tanak in the Russian language
Танакtanak-

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