Tanke Surname

165,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5301:39,1875,238
United States4981:727,82957,157
Netherlands3501:48,2498,255
South Africa3451:157,03717,712
Germany3291:244,69726,709
Congo1121:44,5464,199
India971:7,907,891167,329
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Austria251:340,61736,996
Norway211:244,87126,357
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Tanke (587) may also be a first name.

Tanke Last Name Facts

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

Tanke (Hindi: तनके, Marathi: टांके, Russian: Танке) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanke? popularity and diffusion

Tanke is the 165,135th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,777,266 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Tanke live; 27 percent live in Western Europe and 27 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 345,345th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 587 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 530 people, or 1 in 39,187. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 42 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 32 percent are found and West Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.

Tanke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tanke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tanke surname grew 844 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tanke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tanke last name are 43.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tanke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.78% less than the national average, earning 312,237 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.1% less than the national average, earning R 113,820 per year; in United States they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $45,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.88% less than the national average, earning $40,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tankeu916,274/
Tangke912,398/
Thanke91297/
Tankey91284/
Tankeh91182/
Tankie9171/
Tancke9135/
Tankei919/
Taunke918/
Tankee915/
Tankea913/
Tankep911/
Teanke910/
Tank8924,511/
Taungke83208/
Thankey83160/
Thanked8335/
Tangkey8319/
Thankie8317/
Thancke8311/
Tangkei838/
Tangkea837/
Tangkie837/
Tangkes835/
Tangkeh833/
Tankeuh832/
Thankee832/
Taunkie831/
T'Anker831/
Tainkeu831/
Tankest831/
Dtankeu831/
Thangke831/
Tanckee830/
Tanka8044,384/
Tanki801,604/
Taunk801,073/
Taank80972/
Tanck80769/
Thank80541/
Tonke80319/
Tance80130/
Taink8032/
Tahnk8028/
Tannk8027/
Tankh8012/
Tanky8012/
Tanık804/
Tamnk803/
Tankg802/
Tankc802/
Tangk802/
Dtank801/
Teank801/
Tankt801/
Tankj801/
Thankhet779/
Thainkeu771/
Thangked771/
Thangket771/
Thanki733,762/
Tangka731,842/
Tonkei731,288/
Tanque73924/
Tangue73630/
Tonkes73496/
Tankio73458/
Tanche73410/
Tonkeu73307/
Thonke73262/
Tankha73252/
Tankoi73230/
Tankai73189/
Tangki73172/
Tankoy73167/
Tankka73132/
Tonket73128/
Tankaj73126/
Thanky7389/
Tongke7361/
Tankuy7353/
Tahank7351/
Tankoa7351/
Tonkeh7342/
Tonkey7336/
Tamker7332/
Tankay7329/
Taynec7328/
Tonkie7326/
Toinke7319/
Teinke7318/
Tancey7314/
Tankii7314/
Tankhi7312/
Tankij739/
Taunka738/
Tounke738/
Tankui735/
Thasnk734/
Tankaa734/
Taanck733/
Taunck733/
Teanka733/
Tangks733/
Thankj733/
Teanks732/
Teanki732/
Tonkea732/
Tonkep732/
Tankiz731/
Tonkhe731/
Ttanka731/
Tahnki731/
Tahnks731/
Tainka731/
Tankiy731/
Tankyo731/
Teance731/
Tankoj731/
Thance730/
Tonkee730/
Taunce730/
Teangkeat712/
Thaingket712/
Tang6712,776,913/
Tankova672,944/
Tonk672,031/
Tanc67770/
Tangkay67423/
Tankaya67422/
Tanková67172/
Tangkoy67150/
Tangkai6788/
Tankaai6782/
Taunque6764/
Tangkih6751/
Teinkeu6750/
Tanques6748/
Tounkep6748/
Tangkid6745/
Tõke6729/
Tangque6729/
Tangkhi6727/
Thankgi6717/
Tangkaa6716/
Tanchee6714/
Toungke6714/
Tangkoi6712/
Thoncke6711/
Teunkeu6711/
Tağınık6711/
Tanq6710/
Tankaia679/
Tankhoi679/
Tankiss678/
Tankhai678/
Taineki677/
Tanchey677/
Thankha676/
Tongked676/
Tanqeer675/
Tounkeu675/
Tankhit675/
Thamket675/
Thamkhe675/
Tankowa673/
Thankai673/
Thankxs673/
Tankish672/
Teaneck672/
Tonggke672/
Tongkie672/
Tanquee672/
Tankhui672/
Tongkee672/
Thonket672/
Thangue671/
Tounkie671/
Thanhky671/
Thaamke671/
Tahamke671/
Tatinki671/
Tangkui671/
Taynkay671/
Thankoy671/
Tainche671/
Taingue671/
Tongkeh671/
Tounkeh671/
Tankaaj671/
Tankoha671/
Tanquez671/
Thaanks671/
Thonkhe671/
Tongker671/
Theangkeat671/
Thongke671/
Tankhaj671/
Tanhkoj671/
Tangkij671/
Tanncey670/
Tounker670/
Tanquet670/

Tanke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanke in the Hindi language
तनकेtanake-
Tanke in the Marathi language
टांकेtanke50
टाकेtake12.5
टणकेtanake12.5
टांकtanka8.33
टनकेtanake8.33
तंकेtanke4.17
टांकेािहमtankeaihama4.17
Tanke in the Russian language
Танкеtanke-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tanke
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis