Tanku Surname

370,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Albania

Tanku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3271:2,345,76676,423
Nigeria1981:894,66038,889
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Albania1401:20,8153,567
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Greece171:651,75273,285
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malta11:430,2723,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tanku (2,217) may also be a first name.

Tanku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanku (Bengali: টঙ্কু, Hindi: टांकू, Marathi: तानकू, Oriya: ଟୁେବେହରା, Russian: Танку) occurs more in India more 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 Tanku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 370,695th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,520,687 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Tanku are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tanku is also the 158,810th most numerous first name globally, held by 2,217 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 2,345,766. In India Tanku is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent live, Telangana, where 30 percent live and Gujarat, where 25 percent live. Not including India Tanku is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.

Tanku Last Name Statistics demography

Tanku earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $59,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tankeu916,274/
Tankou911,459/
Tankuş91868/
Tangku9190/
Tankuy9153/
Tankau9115/
Thanku917/
Tankui915/
Taunku912/
Tankhu911/
Tainku911/
Tangkau83464/
Tangkhu83129/
Tangkup8348/
Tatnkeu8318/
Taangku8316/
Tangkud839/
Tangkou836/
Tangkuh836/
Tangkus835/
Tankahu834/
Tankhui832/
Tankeuh832/
Dtankeu831/
Thankou831/
Tangkui831/
Tainkeu831/
Tatnkou831/
Tankó802,367/
Tancu80571/
Tonku80182/
Tatinkou7718/
Tangkuha779/
Tasinkou773/
Teangkuy771/
Tankouch771/
Tankkaus771/
Tahankou771/
Thankhup771/
Thainkeu771/
Thangkut771/
Tancau73571/
Tonkuş73337/
Tonkeu73307/
Tongku73131/
Tonkuç7354/
Tankoo7338/
Tonkut7325/
Tonkui7313/
Tonkuz7311/
Tounku737/
Tancou737/
Tonkou734/
Tancus734/
Teamku733/
Teinku732/
Tonkud732/
Tonkuh732/
Teancu731/
Thangkuha714/
Tangkhuha711/
Tankauova711/
Tounkou67305/
Teinkeu6750/
Tangkoe6716/
Teunkeu6711/
Tonkous679/
Tancous678/
Tacencu676/
Tongkui676/
Tounkeu675/
Tongkou675/
Tongkhu674/
Thamkhu674/
Teungku672/
Thankoe672/
Tancheu672/
Teinkou672/
Tongkud671/
Thangkhuha671/
Theangkuha671/
Tonkush671/
Thancus671/
Tongkup671/
Tamkusz671/
Tamkutė671/
Tonkoup671/
Tonnkou671/
Tounkui671/
Thongku671/

Tanku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanku in the Marathi language
तानकूtanaku86.53
तानकुtanaku6.61
तनकुtanaku1.68
टनकुtanaku1.55
टंकूtanku0.91
तनकूtanaku0.52
तान्कुtanku0.52
टांकुtanku0.26
टनकूtanaku0.26
तान्कूtanku0.13
टंकुtanku0.13
तंकूtanku0.13
तंकुtanku0.13
ननकूnanaku0.13
टणकुtanaku0.13
ताणकूtanaku0.13
Tanku in the Oriya language
ଟୁେବେହରାtuebehara71.43
ଟାୁକୁଲୁଡିtaukuludi7.14
ଟାୁtau7.14
ଟଂକୁtanku7.14
ତାନ୍କୁtanku7.14
Tanku in the Bengali language
টঙ্কুtanku50
টাঙ্কুtanku25
তংকুtanku25
Tanku in the Hindi language
टांकूtanku29.2
टनकूtanaku28.35
टांकुtanku24.26
तनकूtanaku9.59
टनकुtanaku2.68
टंकूtanku1.69
टन्कूtanku0.99
टंकुtanku0.56
तनकुtanaku0.42
टाँकुtamku0.28
तंकूtanku0.28
तंकुtanku0.28
टाँकूtamku0.28
टॉंकूtonku0.14
तणकूtanaku0.14
टिंकूtinku0.14
दाकूdaku0.14
तांकूtanku0.14
टन्कुtanku0.14
टँकुtamku0.14
टॉकुtoku0.14
Tanku in the Russian language
Танкуtanku-

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