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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་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Tankã. Click here for further possible spellings of Tanka.

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

This surname is the 12,645^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 164,193 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Tanka live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 15,791^st most common forename on earth, held by 60,332 people.

The last name Tanka is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 41,418 people, or 1 in 18,520. In India Tanka is most common in: Gujarat, where 99 percent are found, Odisha, where 1 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India this last name occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Tanka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Tanka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tanka last name expanded 469 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tanka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Tanka surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.