Tankia Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Tankia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger241:799,66718,510
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tankia (126) may also be a first name.

Tankia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tankia (Marathi: तनिकया, Oriya: ଟିଆ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tankia is the 3,323,005th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Tankia are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most frequent given name on earth, held by 126 people.

Tankia is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 799,667. In Niger it is most frequent in: Agadez Region, where 92 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 4 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Niger this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangkia9216/
Tankija921/
Tankhiat861/
Thankiap861/
Thankiah861/
Tankio83458/
Tonkia8336/
Tankja831/
Tankya831/
Tangkihay8098/
Thankaiya809/
Tanquia77982/
Tanchia7749/
Tonkiha7724/
Tankyaa775/
Tonkiah772/
Tounkia771/
Tangkya771/
Thankya771/
Tanquias7157/
Tanquiah719/
Tongkiat713/
Thamkiap712/
Thongkia711/
Tankayya711/
Tonkio67108/
Thongkiat6770/
Tankeo6763/
Thankayya6711/
Tankjo674/
Thongkiad672/
Tangkehay672/
Tanquihay671/
Tankyo671/

Tankia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tankia in the Marathi language
तनिकयाtanikaya-
Tankia in the Oriya language
ଟିଆti'a91.11
ଟଂକିଆtanki'a4.44
ପନାଡpanada2.22
ଟାିଆtai'a2.22

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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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  • 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 Tankia
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