Tankur Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tankur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey361:2,161,70672,332
India111:69,733,217610,955
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338

Tankur Last Name Facts

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

Tankur (Russian: Танкур) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tankur is the 2,776,799th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Tankur live; 73 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Tankur is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,161,706. In Turkey Tankur is most prevalent in: Hatay Province, where 39 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 19 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent reside and Peru, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thankur92112/
Tangkur9218/
Tankaur924/
Tankure921/
Tankour921/
Thankurt861/
Thankurd861/
Tonkur83198/
Tankor834/
Tancour773/
Tangkor771/
Tancourt7124/
Tongkurt714/
Thongkur711/
Tounkour711/
Thongkurd6754/
Tancor6753/
Thongkure676/
Tonkurova674/
Thongkeur671/
Tonkor671/
Tancurova671/
Thongkour671/
Tongkor6220/
Thonkor624/
Tangcor623/
Tounkor621/
Toonkor621/
Teinkor621/
Teincur620/
Tassencourt5912/
Thongkor5716/
Toncourt5716/
Tongkoer572/
Thongcheur501/

Tankur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tankur in the Russian language
Танкурtankur-

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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 Tankur
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