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

Tankie is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 commonly held first name internationally, held by 353 people.

Tankie is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa Tankie is mostly found in: North West, where 93 percent are found, Gauteng, where 4 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name occurs 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 prevalency of Tankie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tankie last name fell 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tankie
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