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 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

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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