Tanki Surname
Approximately 1,604 people bear this surname
Tanki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 324 | 1:142,531 | 11,485 |
| Japan | 308 | 1:415,079 | 13,135 |
| Lesotho | 267 | 1:7,613 | 1,661 |
| India | 197 | 1:3,893,733 | 106,713 |
| Botswana | 116 | 1:18,853 | 3,768 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Romania | 44 | 1:456,315 | 35,605 |
| Turkey | 42 | 1:1,852,891 | 66,380 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Tánki (13) & Tañki (1) are calculated separately.
Tanki (8,400) may also be a first name.
Tanki Demographics
Average Tanki Salary in
United States
$35,406 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tanki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanki (Bengali: তনকি, Hindi: तनकी, Marathi: तानकी, Oriya: ଟାି, Russian: Танки) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Tánki or Tañki. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanki? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tanki is the 247,845th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,543,358 people. The last name Tanki is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Tanki are found; 30 percent are found in Southern Africa and 30 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,856th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 8,400 people.
Tanki is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 142,531. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 98 percent reside, Bomet County, where 0 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 19 percent reside and Lesotho, where 17 percent reside.
Tanki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tanki has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tanki last name grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tanki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Tanki surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tanki surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats 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
Tanki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanki in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟାି | tai | 85.71 |
| କି | ki | 14.29 |
| Tanki in the Hindi language | ||
| तनकी | tanaki | 72.3 |
| टंकी | tanki | 16.9 |
| टांकी | tanki | 3.76 |
| टनकी | tanaki | 2.82 |
| तानकी | tanaki | 1.41 |
| तन्की | tanki | 1.41 |
| तंकी | tanki | 0.47 |
| टानकी | tanaki | 0.47 |
| टन्की | tanki | 0.47 |
| Tanki in the Marathi language | ||
| तानकी | tanaki | 55.42 |
| टांकी | tanki | 20.48 |
| टंकी | tanki | 8.43 |
| टन्की | tanki | 7.23 |
| तनकी | tanaki | 6.02 |
| तांकी | tanki | 2.41 |
| Tanki in the Bengali language | ||
| তনকি | tanaki | 50 |
| তঙ্কি | tanki | 50 |
| Tanki in the Russian language | ||
| Танки | tanki | - |
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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 Tanki
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