Tanken Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Tanken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangken | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tankeen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tankn | 91 | 3 | / |
| Thankaen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tankin | 83 | 243 | / |
| Tonken | 83 | 73 | / |
| Tankyn | 83 | 18 | / |
| Tancen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tankenova | 80 | 32 | / |
| Teangkuen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thanhkien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taingkuen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tankink | 77 | 339 | / |
| Tankina | 77 | 250 | / |
| Tangkin | 77 | 219 | / |
| Tamcken | 77 | 67 | / |
| Tamkeng | 77 | 34 | / |
| Tainkin | 77 | 25 | / |
| Tanchen | 77 | 22 | / |
| Tankyna | 77 | 17 | / |
| Thamken | 77 | 15 | / |
| Tangkem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teinken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taynkyn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thaingkeen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tonkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tangchen | 71 | 229 | / |
| Taankink | 71 | 53 | / |
| Thonkaen | 71 | 47 | / |
| Tangkion | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tainkina | 71 | 24 | / |
| Tannchen | 71 | 11 | / |
| Tongkien | 71 | 5 | / |
| Taynkyna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Teinkeng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thongken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tatenkem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonkienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuonkeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thankinn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongkuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangkem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonkin | 67 | 12,660 | / |
| Thongkoen | 67 | 135 | / |
| Tonkyn | 67 | 92 | / |
| Tancin | 67 | 61 | / |
| Tankinova | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tankinová | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tachinkin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Thangchen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thongkien | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tonkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahankyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamkne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tachenkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamkem | 67 | 1 | / |
Tanken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanken in the Hindi language | ||
| तनकेन | tanakena | - |
| Tanken in the Russian language | ||
| Танкен | tanken | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanken
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