Tankolo Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Tankolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Tankolo (234) may also be a first name.
Tankolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tankolo is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankolo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tankolo is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Tankolo are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 585,759th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 234 people.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent live and Maradi Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Niger Tankolo exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangkolo | 93 | 23 | / |
| Tancolo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tankola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tonkolo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tangcolo | 80 | 266 | / |
| Tangkulo | 80 | 46 | / |
| Tongkolou | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tankala | 71 | 2,954 | / |
| Tankula | 71 | 73 | / |
| Toncolo | 71 | 47 | / |
| Tankela | 71 | 32 | / |
| Tonkola | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tonkalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tancalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangkala | 67 | 106 | / |
| Tangkela | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tangculo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tankaala | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tankkala | 67 | 13 | / |
| Thankala | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tankalla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ttankala | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tangkula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankeula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangcola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tancullo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamnkala | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tankolo
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