Tankama Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Tankama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Tankama (1,587) may also be a first name.
Tankama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tankama (Hindi: तन्कमा, Marathi: तंकामा) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Tankama reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 194,108th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,587 people.
Tankama is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tankamah | 93 | 16 | / |
| Tankamma | 93 | 4 | / |
| Thankama | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tankamai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Thankamma | 88 | 247 | / |
| Tankhamai | 88 | 51 | / |
| Tankamaai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tahankama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tankoma | 86 | 74 | / |
| Tankame | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tankamo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tankami | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tonkama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tankahamat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Thankkamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Thankamo | 80 | 22 | / |
| Tankameh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tankamge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tankames | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tankamod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thongkama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tancamahy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thankames | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tancamash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tankomi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Tongkeamha | 71 | 11 | / |
| Thongkamma | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tongkeamah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tankome | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tamkame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamkami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongkamai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongkhamma | 67 | 371 | / |
| Thongkhamai | 67 | 118 | / |
| Tangkome | 67 | 26 | / |
| Thamkami | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tongkame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankoumi | 67 | 1 | / |
Tankama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tankama in the Hindi language | ||
| तन्कमा | tankama | 50 |
| टंकमा | tankama | 50 |
| Tankama in the Marathi language | ||
| तंकामा | tankama | 33.33 |
| तंकचन | tankacana | 33.33 |
| तन्कमा | tankama | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tankama
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