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
Tankar (Hindi: टंकर, Marathi: तानकर, Oriya: ଟଣକାର, Russian: Танкар) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. 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 widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,897,544 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tankar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tankar is also the 475,334th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 338 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 1,442 people, or 1 in 531,945. In India Tankar is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 53 percent live, Gujarat, where 43 percent live and Telangana, where 2 percent live. Not including India Tankar occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent live and Turkey, where 1 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tankar
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