Tanken Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Tanken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tanken (32) may also be a first name.

Tanken Last Name Facts

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

Tanken (Hindi: तनकेन, Russian: Танкен) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tanken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 44 percent of Tanken reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Tanken is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname Tanken is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Tanken is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 50 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 33 percent are found and Centre Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 38 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangken921/
Tankeen921/
Tankn913/
Thankaen861/
Tankin83243/
Tonken8373/
Tankyn8318/
Tancen833/
Tankenova8032/
Teangkuen801/
Thanhkien801/
Taingkuen801/
Tankink77339/
Tankina77250/
Tangkin77219/
Tamcken7767/
Tamkeng7734/
Tainkin7725/
Tanchen7722/
Tankyna7717/
Thamken7715/
Tangkem771/
Teinken771/
Taynkyn771/
Thaingkeen751/
Tonkn731/
Tangchen71229/
Taankink7153/
Thonkaen7147/
Tangkion7141/
Tainkina7124/
Tannchen7111/
Tongkien715/
Taynkyna714/
Teinkeng712/
Thongken711/
Tatenkem711/
Tonkienė711/
Tuonkeng711/
Thankinn711/
Tongkuen711/
Thangkem711/
Tonkin6712,660/
Thongkoen67135/
Tonkyn6792/
Tancin6761/
Tankinova6724/
Tankinová6717/
Tachinkin6710/
Thangchen674/
Thongkien672/
Tonkem671/
Tahankyna671/
Tamkne671/
Tachenkin671/
Tamkem671/

Tanken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanken in the Hindi language
तनकेनtanakena-
Tanken in the Russian language
Танкенtanken-

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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 Tanken
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