Tankou Surname
Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname
Tankou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,368 | 1:15,182 | 2,068 |
| Niger | 39 | 1:492,103 | 12,962 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Tankou (101) may also be a first name.
Tankou Demographics
Average Tankou Salary in
United States
$29,906 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tankou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tankou (Russian: Танькоу) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 267,663rd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,994,891 people. Tankou is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tankou reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most frequently held first name globally, held by 101 people.
The surname Tankou is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,368 people, or 1 in 15,182. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 40 percent are found, West Region, where 30 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 23 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 3 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Tankou Last Name Statistics demography
Tankou earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tankou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tankou in the Russian language | ||
| Танькоу | tankou | - |
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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 Tankou
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