Tankolo Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Tankolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

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

The surname Tankolo has its highest incidence in Niger. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankolo? popularity and diffusion

Tankolo is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Tankolo is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Tankolo reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 585,759th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 234 people.

This surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger Tankolo is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent live and Maradi Region, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tangkolo9323/
Tancolo862/
Tankola861/
Tonkolo861/
Tangcolo80266/
Tangkulo8046/
Tongkolou755/
Tankala712,954/
Tankula7173/
Toncolo7147/
Tankela7132/
Tonkola713/
Tonkalo711/
Tancalo711/
Tangkala67106/
Tangkela6745/
Tangculo6722/
Tankaala6716/
Tankkala6713/
Thankala679/
Tankalla675/
Ttankala673/
Tangkula671/
Tankeula671/
Tangcola671/
Tancullo671/
Tamnkala671/

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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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