Tanakali Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Tanakali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanakali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tanakali (11) may also be a first name.

Tanakali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanakali (Hindi: टणकली) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tanakali click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanakali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Tanakali are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tanakali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanakali in the Hindi language
टणकलीtanakali-

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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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