Tankaya Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Tankaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 189 | 1:54,686 | 6,829 |
| Turkey | 127 | 1:612,767 | 32,803 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Tankaya (215) may also be a first name.
Tankaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tankaya (Marathi: तंकया, Oriya: ଟାୟା, Russian: Танкая) occurs most in Benin. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankaya? popularity and diffusion
Tankaya is the 698,433rd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Tankaya are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tankaya is also the 616,131st most prevalent forename on earth, held by 215 people.
The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 54,686. In Benin it is mostly found in: Collines Department, where 70 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 8 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Benin it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 30 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tankaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tankaya in the Marathi language | ||
| तंकया | tankaya | - |
| Tankaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟାୟା | taya | 80 |
| ଟାାୟା | taaya | 5 |
| ଗୁୁଟାୟା | guutaya | 5 |
| ରାୁଟାୟା | rautaya | 5 |
| ଦୁପନା | dupana | 5 |
| Tankaya in the Russian language | ||
| Танкая | tankaa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Tankaya
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