Tankova Surname

149,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Tankova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,0811:69,2578,951
Bulgaria5441:12,8291,358
Ukraine1491:305,52138,855
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Belarus261:365,42538,396
North Macedonia131:161,65211,967
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Tanková (172) & Tankóvá (1) are calculated separately.

Tankova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tankova (Georgian: ტანკოვა, Russian: Танкова) is found most in Russia. It may be found as: Tanková or Tankóvá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 149,952nd most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,475,389 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Tankova are found; 47 percent are found in North Asia and 47 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Tankova is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 2,081 people, or 1 in 69,257. In Russia Tankova is most common in: Altai Krai, where 43 percent live, Kemerovo Oblast, where 9 percent live and Moscow, where 4 percent live. Outside of Russia it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 18 percent live and Ukraine, where 5 percent live.

Tankova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tankova last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Tankova are 13.63% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60.4% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanková95172/
Tanikova9354/
Tanykova9320/
Tankoova939/
Tanekova936/
Tankovas932/
Taynkova931/
Tankhova931/
Tankov922,371/
Tankóvá901/
Taynikova8857/
Tasenkova8853/
Tatenkova8826/
Tanujkova8814/
Tainykova886/
Tannikova884/
Taynekova882/
Taneckova882/
Tanegkova881/
Tonkova862,109/
Tamkova8699/
Tankoba8644/
Tankowa863/
Tancova861/
Taunkov861/
Tankovs861/
Tachenkova8215/
Thangkhova821/
Tasenkov8058/
Tatenkov8028/
Tonikova8023/
Tankovoy803/
Tonckova803/
Taynekov802/
Tonykova802/
Tangkoba801/
Taniková801/
Tankoová801/
Taichenkova7818/
Tonkov771,667/
Tamkov77111/
Tankav7792/
Tancov7715/
Tankaw775/
Tankof773/
Tankow773/
Tankob771/
Tachenkov75168/
Tonnikova7528/
Tonnykova752/
Totenkova751/
Tashchenkova741/
Thashynnkova741/
Tahachenkova741/
Tank7324,511/
Tonková71308/
Tomkova71264/
Thankaw7150/
Tankaph7139/
Tochenkova7121/
Tongova7121/
Tangowa7121/
Tankoff7114/
Taichenkov7112/
Tangkow7110/
Tangkaw719/
Teunkov717/
Toncova715/
Tangová713/
Tankawa713/
Tankabo712/
Taschenkov711/
Tomnkov711/
Tamkovs711/
Tamková711/
Tancava711/
Teankaw711/
Tanik674,680/
Tanke672,624/
Taunk671,073/
Taank67972/
Tanck67769/
Thank67541/
Tanek67146/
Taink6732/
Tahnk6728/
Tannk6727/
Thomkova6725/
Tonyková6712/
Tangkawa6712/
Tankh6712/
Tamkavas6711/
Toniková6710/
Tangkouw678/
Toschenkova675/
Tanık674/
Tashchenkov674/
Tankuowo673/
Tamnk673/
Tangkauw672/
Tankg672/
Tankc672/
Tangk672/
Tahachenkov672/
Thainkow672/
Tonkovoi672/
Totenkov671/
Dtank671/
Teank671/
Tankt671/
Toncková671/
Tomckova671/
Toneková671/
Tancowna671/
Tauncová671/
Thankoff671/
Tanyk671/
Tangkhow671/

Tankova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tankova in the Georgian language
ტანკოვაtankova-
Tankova in the Russian language
Танковаtankova-

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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
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  • 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 Tankova
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