Tankari Surname

30,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Tankari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger15,5581:1,234164
India1,0911:703,08532,592
Nigeria4231:418,77721,740
Benin3541:29,1973,856
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France51:13,284,544357,392
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Tankari (2,781) may also be a first name.

Tankari Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tankari Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tankari (Marathi: टंकारी, Oriya: ରୀ) is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,588th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 417,600 people. The last name Tankari occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Tankari are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Tankari is also the 138,398th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 2,781 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 15,558 people, or 1 in 1,234. In Niger it is primarily found in: Dosso Region, where 63 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 13 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Tankari Last Name Statistics demography

Tankari earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.37% less than the national average, earning $25,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tankari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tankari in the Marathi language
टंकारीtankari98.19
शंकरsankara0.78
ंटंकारीntankari0.26
टकारीtakari0.26
Tankari in the Oriya language
ରୀri50
ଟାରୀtari50

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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 Tankari
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