Tankar Surname
Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname
Tankar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,442 | 1:531,945 | 26,419 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Tankar (338) may also be a first name.
Tankar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tankar (Hindi: टंकर, Marathi: तानकर, Oriya: ଟଣକାର, Russian: Танкар) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 263,294th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,897,544 people. The last name Tankar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tankar are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tankar is also the 475,334th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 338 people.
The last name Tankar is most numerous in India, where it is held by 1,442 people, or 1 in 531,945. In India Tankar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 53 percent reside, Gujarat, where 43 percent reside and Telangana, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent reside and Turkey, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thankar | 92 | 422 | / |
| Tankkar | 92 | 84 | / |
| Tangkar | 92 | 73 | / |
| Tankare | 92 | 59 | / |
| Tannkar | 92 | 8 | / |
| Tankart | 92 | 7 | / |
| Tankatr | 92 | 6 | / |
| Taankar | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tankaur | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tankaar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tainkar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tamnkar | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tankahar | 86 | 40 | / |
| Tajnekar | 86 | 22 | / |
| Thankare | 86 | 8 | / |
| Thankkar | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tankaire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tahankar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thamnkar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tangkare | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanckard | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tancar | 83 | 159 | / |
| Tonkar | 83 | 98 | / |
| Tankor | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tankarova | 80 | 14 | / |
| Thangkard | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tamkhar | 77 | 27 | / |
| Thankor | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tongkar | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tonkare | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tounkar | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tankore | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tancare | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thonkar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tamkard | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tancart | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tankour | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangkor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamkart | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamkare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanquar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tankharova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tanquart | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tongkhar | 71 | 12 | / |
| Thongkar | 71 | 7 | / |
| Thonkare | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tounkare | 71 | 3 | / |
| Toonkart | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tounkaar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongkard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongkear | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thamkare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toncar | 67 | 355 | / |
| Tancor | 67 | 53 | / |
| Tancár | 67 | 40 | / |
| Thongkhar | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tancarová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tancarova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thonkhare | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thongkard | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tonkarova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thanchear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongkeart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonkor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanqarova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thangkotr | 67 | 1 | / |
Tankar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tankar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟଣକାର | tanakara | 83.33 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 16.67 |
| Tankar in the Marathi language | ||
| तानकर | tanakara | 49.57 |
| टाणकर | tanakara | 37.09 |
| टानकर | tanakara | 9.06 |
| शंकर | sankara | 0.85 |
| तनकर | tanakara | 0.17 |
| तातकर | tatakara | 0.17 |
| राणकर | ranakara | 0.17 |
| तांकर | tankara | 0.17 |
| पंकजा | pankaja | 0.17 |
| टंकार | tankara | 0.09 |
| तंकर | tankara | 0.09 |
| Tankar in the Hindi language | ||
| टंकर | tankara | 40 |
| टंकार | tankara | 20 |
| टन्कर | tankara | 10 |
| तांकर | tankara | 10 |
| तंकर | tankara | 10 |
| टांकर | tankara | 10 |
| Tankar in the Russian language | ||
| Танкар | tankar | - |
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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 Tankar
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