Tankan Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Tankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 178 | 1:437,199 | 25,899 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Tankan (175) may also be a first name.
Tankan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tankan (Hindi: टांकन, Marathi: दंकन) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,020,242nd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Tankan are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 690,096th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 175 people.
This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 437,199. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Sirnak Province, where 89 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 6 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Turkey it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tankan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tankan in the Hindi language | ||
| टांकन | tankana | 66.67 |
| टंकन | tankana | 33.33 |
| Tankan in the Marathi language | ||
| दंकन | dankana | 33.33 |
| तंकन | tankana | 33.33 |
| टांकन | tankana | 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 Tankan
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