Tanakov Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tanakov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanakov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2751:524,08447,803
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Bulgaria181:387,71718,370
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Tanakov Last Name Facts

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

Tanakov (Russian: Танаков) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanakov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 791,719th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Tanakov live; 51 percent live in Eastern Europe and 51 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Tanakov is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 524,084. In Russia Tanakov is mostly concentrated in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 19 percent reside, Kirov Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Kemerovo Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Russia it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 10 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 5 percent reside.

Tanakov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (81%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tanakov last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tanakov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanakov in the Russian language
Танаковtanakov-

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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 Tanakov
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