Tankun Surname

193,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Tankun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2,1651:32,6273,312
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Tankun (320) may also be a first name.

Tankun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tankun is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankun? popularity and diffusion

Tankun is the 193,388th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,350,596 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tankun reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 490,671st most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 320 people.

The surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 2,165 people, or 1 in 32,627. In Thailand Tankun is mostly concentrated in: Phayao Province, where 40 percent are found, Ranong Province, where 14 percent are found and Chumphon Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Thailand it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found and Japan, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Tankun
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