Tankat Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Tankat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand841:840,933134,389
India321:23,970,793327,222
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Tankat (167) may also be a first name.

Tankat Last Name Facts

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

Tankat (Arabic: تنكة, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻧﻜﺎﺕ, Marathi: तंकट) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankat? popularity and diffusion

Tankat is the 1,544,715th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Tankat is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Tankat reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 708,111th most commonly used first name globally, held by 167 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 840,933. In Thailand Tankat is primarily concentrated in: Lamphun Province, where 65 percent live, Lampang Province, where 29 percent live and Bangkok, where 5 percent live. Apart from Thailand Tankat is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tankat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tankat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻧﻜﺎﺕaltankat-
Tankat in the Marathi language
तंकटtankata-
Tankat in the Arabic language
تنكةtnkt-

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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 Tankat
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