Tanakis Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Tanakis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tanakis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanakis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanakis (Russian: Танакис) is borne by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanakis? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Tanakis live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
It is most frequent in Greece, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 651,752. In Greece Tanakis is primarily concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 100 percent are found. Beside Greece this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tanakis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanakis in the Russian language | ||
| Танакис | tanakis | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanakis
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