Tanek Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

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

Tanek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tanek (126) may also be a first name.

Tanek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanek (Marathi: तानेक) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Tanek are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 829,183rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 126 people.

The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 1,632,706. In Indonesia it is most common in: Bali, where 77 percent reside, West Sulawesi, where 10 percent reside and South Sumatra, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Tanek Last Name Statistics demography

Tanek earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taneke9165/
Taneck9152/
Taneak9125/
Taunek915/
Tannek915/
Tangek914/
Thanek911/
Taneike83433/
Thaneke833/
Tanneck832/
Teaneck832/
Taneyck830/
Tanik804,680/
Tanec80927/
Tenek8069/
Tonek8058/
Tanex8032/
Taneg8032/
Tanık804/
Tanyk801/
Tanekova776/
Tajnik73187/
Tannec73154/
Toneke73130/
Thanik7397/
Tanike7366/
Tanikh7350/
Toneck7346/
Tannik7337/
Tanyok7336/
Teneck7331/
Taynec7328/
Tongek7327/
Tangec7325/
Tanick7319/
Tannyk737/
Taynik736/
Tounek734/
Thaneg734/
Taniec734/
Teneyk734/
Taunik734/
Tanaik732/
Tangik732/
Töngek731/
Tonekh731/
Tannex731/
Tamneg731/
Tonnek730/
Teniek730/
Teneak730/
Taneckova712/
Taynekova712/
Tanegkova711/
Tankova672,944/
Tanique67287/
Tanigue67254/
Tanaike67189/
Tanegue6732/
Teneick6718/
Toneske6715/
Tağınık6711/
Tonneck679/
Teysnek678/
Tatnaik674/
Thanike674/
Thasnik674/
Thannik673/
Tankowa673/
Thoneik672/
Tannick672/
Ttoneke671/
Teineck671/
Taynaik671/
Tainaik671/
Tounekh671/
Thanick671/
Tannikh671/
Tonneyk671/
Tonnejk670/
Teneuck670/
Taenick670/
Tenieck670/

Tanek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanek in the Marathi language
तानेकtaneka-

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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
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  • 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 Tanek
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