Tankouo Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tankouo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankouo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1841:112,87513,089
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Tankouo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tankouo is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankouo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,231,034th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tankouo live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 112,875. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 49 percent are found, Centre Region, where 26 percent are found and West Region, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tankoua862,222/
Tamkouo864/
Tankeuo862/
Tankaou861/
Tonkouo861/
Tanckoua801/
Tangkoua801/
Tankoa7751/
Tankóo777/
Tankao772/
Tahankoua7530/
Tankaeo711,253/
Tonkoua71215/
Tankhao7132/
Tangkao717/
Tahangkoua711/
Teankao711/
Tankoha711/
Thankaeo67428/
Tangkaeo6778/
Thankuea6771/
Thainkohyao6745/
Tangkuha679/
Tounkoua678/
Thainkao672/
Tangkhao672/
Teunkoua672/
Thangkao671/
Tahankoa671/

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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 Tankouo
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