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) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Tanken reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 50 percent live, Northwest Region, where 33 percent live and Centre Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Cameroon Tanken exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 38 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

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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