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Where Does The Last Name Tanka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Tanka (Bengali: টঙ্কা, Hindi: टंका, Marathi: तानका, Oriya: ଟ, Russian: Танька, Tibetan: ཀྲང་ཀ་) occurs most in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Tankã. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Tanka is the 12,645^th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 164,193 people. The last name Tanka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Tanka live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tanka is also the 15,791^st most frequently used first name on earth, held by 60,332 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 41,418 people, or 1 in 18,520. In India Tanka is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Odisha, where 1 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Tanka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Tanka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tanka surname grew 469 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tanka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tanka surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Tanka last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tanka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.95% less than the national average, earning R 45,264 per year and in United States they earn 24.89% less than the national average, earning $32,411 USD per year.