Tanki Surname

247,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tanki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3241:142,53111,485
Japan3081:415,07913,135
Lesotho2671:7,6131,661
India1971:3,893,733106,713
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Romania441:456,31535,605
Turkey421:1,852,89166,380
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Tánki (13) & Tañki (1) are calculated separately.

Tanki (8,400) may also be a first name.

Tanki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanki (Bengali: তনকি, Hindi: तनकी, Marathi: तानकी, Oriya: ଟାି, Russian: Танки) is found most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant: Tánki or Tañki. Click here for other possible spellings of Tanki.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanki? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 247,845th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,543,358 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Tanki live; 30 percent live in Southern Africa and 30 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tanki is also the 68,856th most numerous first name globally, borne by 8,400 people.

The surname Tanki is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 142,531. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 98 percent reside, Bomet County, where 0 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 19 percent reside and Lesotho, where 17 percent reside.

Tanki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tanki has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tanki surname grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tanki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tanki last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tanki surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tanki earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.5% less than the national average, earning R 70,092 per year and in United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tánki9313/
Tañki931/
Thanki913,762/
Tankio91458/
Tankoi91230/
Tankai91189/
Tangki91172/
Tankie9171/
Tankii9114/
Tankhi9112/
Tankei919/
Tankij919/
Tankui915/
Teanki912/
Tankiz911/
Tahnki911/
Tankiy911/
Tangkai8388/
Tankaai8382/
Tangkih8351/
Tangkid8345/
Tangkhi8327/
Thankgi8317/
Thankie8317/
Tangkoi8312/
Tankaia839/
Tankhoi839/
Tangkei838/
Tankiss838/
Tankhai838/
Taineki837/
Tangkie837/
Tankhit835/
Thankai833/
Tankish832/
Tankhui832/
Tatinki831/
Taunkie831/
Tangkui831/
Tangkij831/
Tanka8044,384/
Tanke802,624/
Tonki80114/
Tanky8012/
Tanqi802/
Tankj801/
Thainkit773/
Tankicht773/
Tahankoi772/
Tankeu736,274/
Tangke732,398/
Tangka731,842/
Tonkei731,288/
Tanchi73407/
Thanke73297/
Tankey73284/
Tankha73252/
Tonkyi73191/
Tankeh73182/
Tankoy73167/
Tankka73132/
Tankaj73126/
Tonkio73108/
Tonkih73105/
Thanky7389/
Tonkiy7363/
Tankuy7353/
Tankoa7351/
Tonkoi7346/
Tongki7336/
Tancke7335/
Tankay7329/
Tanciy7327/
Tonkie7326/
Tanqui7315/
Tonkui7313/
Tancih738/
Taunka738/
Taunke738/
Tankee735/
Tancai735/
Tankaa734/
Tancoi734/
Tangqi734/
Teanka733/
Tankea733/
Thankj733/
Tounki732/
Tonkai732/
Toinki731/
Ttanka731/
Tainka731/
Tankyo731/
Tamkit731/
Tamkis731/
Tamkiz731/
Tankep731/
Tankoj731/
Tonkis730/
Teanke730/
Thangkaia711/
Thangkhai711/
Tangkay67423/
Tankaya67422/
Tanquis67281/
Taungke67208/
Thankey67160/
Tangkoy67150/
Tonkiss67119/
Thongki67101/
Tonkich6788/
Tangcai6755/
Thanked6735/
Tanquio6721/
Tangkey6719/
Tangkaa6716/
Tanquiy6713/
Tonkish6712/
Thancke6711/
Tangkea677/
Tonkihs677/
Thankha676/
Tongkui676/
Tangkes675/
Tongkii674/
Tanquiz674/
Tangkeh673/
Tanchih672/
Taimkij672/
Tongkoi672/
Tongkie672/
Tankeuh672/
Thankee672/
Tounkie671/
Thanhky671/
Taynkay671/
Thamkhi671/
Thankoy671/
T'Anker671/
Tainkeu671/
Tounkui671/
Tanchiș671/
Tankaaj671/
Tankest671/
Tankoha671/
Taynchi671/
Dtankeu671/
Tainchi671/
Thangke671/
Toonkai671/
Taichinkai671/
Tankhaj671/
Tanhkoj671/
Tanckee670/

Tanki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanki in the Oriya language
ଟାିtai85.71
କିki14.29
Tanki in the Hindi language
तनकीtanaki72.3
टंकीtanki16.9
टांकीtanki3.76
टनकीtanaki2.82
तानकीtanaki1.41
तन्कीtanki1.41
तंकीtanki0.47
टानकीtanaki0.47
टन्कीtanki0.47
Tanki in the Marathi language
तानकीtanaki55.42
टांकीtanki20.48
टंकीtanki8.43
टन्कीtanki7.23
तनकीtanaki6.02
तांकीtanki2.41
Tanki in the Bengali language
তনকিtanaki50
তঙ্কিtanki50
Tanki in the Russian language
Танкиtanki-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanki
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