Tanakam Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tanakam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanakam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India621:12,372,022220,417
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Tanakam (77) may also be a first name.

Tanakam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanakam (Hindi: तनकमनि, Marathi: तनकम) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tanakam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanakam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanakam is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Tanakam are found; 79 percent are found in South Asia and 79 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tanakam is also the 1,100,117th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 77 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 12,372,022. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 81 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 10 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tanakam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanakam in the Marathi language
तनकमtanakama-
Tanakam in the Hindi language
तनकमनिtanakamani50
तनकमtanakama50

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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 Tanakam
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