Tankan Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tankan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1781:437,19925,899
India301:25,568,846339,406
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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 last name Tankan (Hindi: टांकन, Marathi: दंकन) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tankan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,020,242nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tankan live; 72 percent live in West Asia and 72 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Tankan is also the 690,096th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 175 people.

The last name Tankan is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 437,199. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Sirnak Province, where 89 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 6 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 3 percent reside. Other than Turkey this surname occurs 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tankan in the Hindi language
टांकनtankana66.67
टंकनtankana33.33
Tankan in the Marathi language
दंकनdankana33.33
तंकनtankana33.33
टांकनtankana33.33

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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
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  • 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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