Tank Surname
Approximately 24,511 people bear this surname
Tank Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14,049 | 1:54,599 | 3,742 |
| United States | 3,205 | 1:113,092 | 12,244 |
| Germany | 2,386 | 1:33,741 | 4,453 |
| Turkey | 1,325 | 1:58,733 | 5,663 |
| England | 1,127 | 1:49,439 | 6,149 |
| Brazil | 581 | 1:368,458 | 14,077 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| United Arab Emirates | 194 | 1:47,228 | 4,774 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Netherlands | 101 | 1:167,200 | 24,400 |
| Australia | 93 | 1:290,276 | 25,669 |
| Paraguay | 81 | 1:89,343 | 2,161 |
| Qatar | 72 | 1:32,750 | 3,419 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Thailand | 61 | 1:1,158,006 | 169,912 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Pakistan | 57 | 1:3,134,103 | 24,953 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| China | 39 | 1:35,059,527 | 1,855 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 1:1,037,199 | 9,747 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Peru | 25 | 1:1,271,365 | 21,041 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 78 | 1:312,505 | 20,777 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 317 | 1:158,419 | 14,515 |
Tank (1,266) may also be a first name.
Tank Demographics
Average Male Tank Height
176.66 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tank Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tank Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tank (Arabic: تنك, Georgian: თანკ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻨﻚ, Hindi: टांक, Marathi: टांक, Oriya: ହଂସ, Tibetan: ཀྲེང་) is found most frequently in India. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tank? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,183rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 297,317 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Tank live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 221,792nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 1,266 people.
It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 14,049 people, or 1 in 54,599. In India Tank is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 40 percent live, Rajasthan, where 31 percent live and Gujarat, where 9 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.
Tank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tank has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,445 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tank Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (76%) in Russia.
In The United States Tank are 9.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.23% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tank earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.51% more than the national average, earning 468,989 kr per year; in Peru they earn 37.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,085 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.86% more than the national average, earning R 291,960 per year; in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $46,924 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanke | 89 | 2,624 | / |
| Taunk | 89 | 1,073 | / |
| Taank | 89 | 972 | / |
| Tanck | 89 | 769 | / |
| Thank | 89 | 541 | / |
| Taink | 89 | 32 | / |
| Tahnk | 89 | 28 | / |
| Tannk | 89 | 27 | / |
| Tankh | 89 | 12 | / |
| Tanık | 89 | 4 | / |
| Tamnk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tangk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tankc | 89 | 2 | / |
| Tankg | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dtank | 89 | 1 | / |
| Teank | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tankt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tangke | 80 | 2,398 | / |
| Thanke | 80 | 297 | / |
| Tahank | 80 | 51 | / |
| Tancke | 80 | 35 | / |
| Taunke | 80 | 8 | / |
| Thasnk | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tangks | 80 | 3 | / |
| Taunck | 80 | 3 | / |
| Taanck | 80 | 3 | / |
| Teanks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tahnks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teanke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tang | 75 | 12,776,913 | / |
| Tonk | 75 | 2,031 | / |
| Tanc | 75 | 770 | / |
| Tanq | 75 | 10 | / |
| Tankova | 73 | 2,944 | / |
| Taungke | 73 | 208 | / |
| Tanková | 73 | 172 | / |
| Thancke | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tağınık | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tankowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Thankxs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teaneck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thangke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thaanks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thang | 67 | 63,795 | / |
| Taing | 67 | 4,626 | / |
| Taung | 67 | 458 | / |
| Teang | 67 | 345 | / |
| Teanc | 67 | 331 | / |
| Tonke | 67 | 319 | / |
| Taang | 67 | 238 | / |
| Tamng | 67 | 238 | / |
| Toonk | 67 | 159 | / |
| Tangs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Tayng | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tancs | 67 | 26 | / |
| Htang | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tangh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tonkh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Thamk | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tangg | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tanng | 67 | 12 | / |
| Toink | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tonck | 67 | 9 | / |
| T'Ang | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thonk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tangc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tangø | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tounk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tatng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tongk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tankhova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taynkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahasink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tasng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taanx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tajng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tancg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teunk | 67 | 0 | / |
Tank Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tank in the Georgian language | ||
| თანკ | tank | - |
| Tank in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻄﻨﻚ | altnk | - |
| Tank in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀྲེང་ | treng | - |
| Tank in the Hindi language | ||
| टांक | tanka | 92.27 |
| टाँक | tamka | 3.07 |
| टंक | tanka | 1.83 |
| टॉंक | tonka | 0.47 |
| तांक | tanka | 0.25 |
| टाक | taka | 0.09 |
| टाॅक | taeka | 0.06 |
| टांक़ | tanqa | 0.03 |
| Tank in the Marathi language | ||
| टांक | tanka | 84.7 |
| टंक | tanka | 9.9 |
| टाक | taka | 3.54 |
| तंक | tanka | 0.82 |
| तांक | tanka | 0.38 |
| ताक | taka | 0.22 |
| टक | taka | 0.14 |
| टान्क | tanka | 0.05 |
| तक | taka | 0.03 |
| Tank in the Oriya language | ||
| ହଂସ | hansa | 25 |
| ବଡନାୟକ | badanayaka | 25 |
| ଟାଂକ୍ | tank | 25 |
| ଅନିତା | anita | 25 |
| Tank in the Arabic language | ||
| تنك | tnk | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tank
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