Tankang Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Tankang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tankang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tankang is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Tankang are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Tankang is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 56 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 39 percent reside and West Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Tankang occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tankaung | 93 | 12 | / |
| Tangkang | 93 | 9 | / |
| Tamnkang | 93 | 6 | / |
| Tankeang | 93 | 3 | / |
| Tankhaeng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tangkhang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tangkaung | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tankong | 86 | 110 | / |
| Tonkang | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tangkong | 80 | 416 | / |
| Tongkang | 80 | 32 | / |
| Tankoung | 80 | 10 | / |
| Taincang | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thamkang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tounkang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tangkhong | 75 | 4 | / |
| Thongkang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tangkonng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tongkhang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tonkong | 71 | 24 | / |
| Thongkhang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tancong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tainnekong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tomkang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangcong | 67 | 79 | / |
| Thonkong | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tonkhong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Toonkong | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tonkoung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taymkong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taschinkong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuonkong | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tankang
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