Tankie Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tankie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tankie (353) may also be a first name.

Tankie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tankie has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tankie is the 2,255,512th most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Tankie are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 463,770th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 353 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: North West, where 93 percent are found, Gauteng, where 4 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 18 percent are found.

Tankie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tankie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tankie last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tankie Last Name Statistics demography

Tankie earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.84% less than the national average, earning R 90,684 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thankie9217/
Tangkie927/
Taunkie921/
Tanke912,624/
Tanki911,604/
Tankeu836,274/
Thanki833,762/
Tangke832,398/
Tankio83458/
Thanke83297/
Tankey83284/
Tankoi83230/
Tankai83189/
Tankeh83182/
Tangki83172/
Tancke8335/
Tonkie8326/
Tankue8319/
Tankii8314/
Tankhi8312/
Tankji8311/
Tankei839/
Tankij839/
Taunke838/
Tankee835/
Tankui835/
Tankea833/
Teanki832/
Tankiz831/
Tahnki831/
Tankiy831/
Tankep831/
Teanke830/
Tanchie77322/
Thankge77276/
Taungke77208/
Thankey77160/
Tangkae77134/
Tangkai7788/
Tankaai7782/
Tangkih7751/
Tangkid7745/
Tonkies7736/
Thanked7735/
Tangkhi7727/
Tankoue7724/
Tankaji7721/
Tangkey7719/
Tatnkeu7718/
Thankgi7717/
Tangkoe7716/
Tankiya7713/
Tangkoi7712/
Tankaye7712/
Thancke7711/
Tankaia779/
Tankhoi779/
Tankoye779/
Tangkei778/
Tankiss778/
Tankhai778/
Taineki777/
Tangkea777/
Tankhue777/
Tankeya776/
Tangkes775/
Tankhit775/
Tankaii774/
Tangkeh773/
Thankai773/
Tankish772/
Tongkie772/
Tankeuh772/
Tankeuo772/
Thankoe772/
Thankee772/
Tankhui772/
Tounkie771/
Tatinki771/
Tangkui771/
T'Anker771/
Tahnkue771/
Tainkeu771/
Tankest771/
Tankija771/
Tankoia771/
Tankoyi771/
Dtankeu771/
Thangke771/
Tangkij771/
Tanckee770/
Tanka7344,384/
Tonke73319/
Tance73130/
Tonki73114/
Tánki7313/
Tanky7312/
Tanqi732/
Tankj731/
Tañki731/
Thankhet719/
Tangkeje716/
Thainkit713/
Tankicht713/
Tahankoi712/
Thainkeu711/
Thankoye711/
Thankeyi711/
Tangkiya711/
Toonkies711/
Tongkied711/
Tongkiet711/
Thangked711/
Thangket711/
Tangkawe711/
Tangka671,842/
Tankou671,459/
Tonkei671,288/
Tanque67924/
Tonkes67496/
Tanche67410/
Tanchi67407/
Tonkeu67307/
Thonke67262/
Tankha67252/
Tonkyi67191/
Tankoy67167/
Tankka67132/
Tonket67128/
Tankaj67126/
Tonkio67108/
Tonkih67105/
Tangkihay6798/
Thanky6789/
Tonkiy6763/
Tongke6761/
Tankuy6753/
Tankoa6751/
Tonkoi6746/
Tonkeh6742/
Tongki6736/
Tonkey6736/
Tamker6732/
Tankay6729/
Tanciy6727/
Tancoe6725/
Toinke6719/
Teinke6718/
Tanqui6715/
Tankau6715/
Tancey6714/
Tomkie6714/
Tonkui6713/
Tancih678/
Taunka678/
Tounke678/
Tancai675/
Tankaa674/
Tancoi674/
Tangqi674/
Teanka673/
Thankj673/
Tonkoe672/
Tounki672/
Tonkai672/
Tonkea672/
Tonkep672/
Tonkue672/
Tangkehay672/
Teangkeat672/
Thaingket672/
Thankaiah672/
Toinki671/
Tonkhe671/
Ttanka671/
Thangkaia671/
Tainka671/
Tankyo671/
Teance671/
Tamkit671/
Tamkis671/
Tamkiz671/
Tangkaiah671/
Tankja671/
Tonkae671/
Thongkiet671/
Thangkhai671/
Tankoj671/
Tonkis670/
Thance670/
Tonkee670/
Taunce670/

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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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  • 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 Tankie
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