Tankar Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Tankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4421:531,94526,419
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

Tankar (Hindi: टंकर, Marathi: तानकर, Oriya: ଟଣକାର, Russian: Танкар) occurs most in India. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tankar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankar? popularity and diffusion

Tankar is the 263,294th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,897,544 people. The last name Tankar is predominantly found 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 given name at a global level It is held by 338 people.

The last name Tankar is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,442 people, or 1 in 531,945. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 53 percent are found, Gujarat, where 43 percent are found and Telangana, where 2 percent are found. Barring India this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tankar in the Oriya language
ଟଣକାରtanakara83.33
ପଧାନpadhana16.67
Tankar in the Marathi language
तानकरtanakara49.57
टाणकरtanakara37.09
टानकरtanakara9.06
शंकरsankara0.85
तनकरtanakara0.17
तातकरtatakara0.17
राणकरranakara0.17
तांकरtankara0.17
पंकजाpankaja0.17
टंकारtankara0.09
तंकरtankara0.09
Tankar in the Hindi language
टंकरtankara40
टंकारtankara20
टन्करtankara10
तांकरtankara10
तंकरtankara10
टांकरtankara10
Tankar in the Russian language
Танкарtankar-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tankar
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