Tankam Surname

183,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tankam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5511:494,56224,965
Cameroon6551:31,7094,272
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
France111:6,038,429280,838
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tankam (28,141) may also be a first name.

Tankam Last Name Facts

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

Tankam (Hindi: तनकम, Marathi: तंकम, Russian: Танкам) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 183,996th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,158,884 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Tankam are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tankam is also the 29,286th most common given name internationally, held by 28,141 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,551 people, or 1 in 494,562. In India Tankam is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 79 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent live and Gujarat, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account India it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 28 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tankam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tankam in the Marathi language
तंकमtankama77.27
तांकमtankama9.09
तन्कमtankama9.09
तंगमtangama4.55
Tankam in the Hindi language
तनकमtanakama50
तंकामtankama25
तंकमtankama25
Tankam in the Russian language
Танкамtankam-

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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 Tankam
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