Tankum Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Tankum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Tankum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tankum (Hindi: तनकुम) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tankum.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankum? popularity and diffusion
Tankum is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Tankum occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Tankum reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Tankum is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Tankum exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 22 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangkum | 92 | 140 | / |
| Tankhum | 92 | 49 | / |
| Tankoum | 92 | 10 | / |
| Tankaum | 92 | 6 | / |
| Teankum | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tankuim | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tainkum | 92 | 2 | / |
| Thankum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thangkum | 86 | 44 | / |
| Tangkhum | 86 | 16 | / |
| Theankum | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tatnkeum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tainkhum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tonkum | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tancum | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tankom | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tasingkum | 80 | 17 | / |
| Thangkhum | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tongkum | 77 | 495 | / |
| Toonkum | 77 | 29 | / |
| Tangkom | 77 | 18 | / |
| Thonkum | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tonkhum | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tamkoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tankhom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teancum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teamkum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonkoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thasingkum | 75 | 20 | / |
| Thongkum | 71 | 2,193 | / |
| Tongkhum | 71 | 19 | / |
| Thonhkum | 71 | 6 | / |
| Toonkhum | 71 | 5 | / |
| Toongkum | 71 | 2 | / |
| Theamkum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tounkoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongkoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thonkaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thonkgum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thonkhum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangkom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thauncum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thasingkhum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thongkhum | 67 | 2,189 | / |
| Thankhoem | 67 | 82 | / |
| Tonkom | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tomkum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tancom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tamcum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoungkum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thongkkum | 67 | 1 | / |
Tankum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tankum in the Hindi language | ||
| तनकुम | tanakuma | - |
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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 Tankum
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