Tankiso Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tankiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2241:9,0742,044
Botswana661:33,1356,513
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tankiso (15,733) may also be a first name.

Tankiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tankiso occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankiso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 906,170th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tankiso are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tankiso is also the 44,909th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 15,733 people.

The last name Tankiso is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 224 people, or 1 in 9,074. In Lesotho it is most common in: Butha-Buthe District, where 30 percent reside, Maseru District, where 23 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tankisa861/
Tankiesa801/
Tankija711/
Tanceso711/
Tancısoy6711/
Tangkitchot674/
Tamkhisa672/
Tanquisa671/
Tankicha671/
Tangkesau635/
Tounkissa631/
Tankuza571/
Tankeca571/
Tanqueco53213/
Tanquiza5327/
Thamkesa5321/
Tanquezo531/
Tangqueco502/
Tongquico501/

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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 Tankiso
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