Tankuş Surname

403,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tankuş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tankuş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8671:89,7598,038
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Tankus (124) are calculated separately.

Tankuş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tankuş occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Tankus. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tankuş? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tankuş is the 403,960th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,395,790 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Tankuş are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Tankuş is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 867 people, or 1 in 89,759. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Sanliurfa Province, where 24 percent reside, Kocaeli Province, where 21 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Turkey it exists in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tankus94124/
Tanku91969/
Tankeu836,274/
Tankou831,459/
Tonkuş83337/
Tankoş83144/
Tankuc83116/
Tangku8390/
Tankuy8353/
Tankau8315/
Thanku837/
Tankui835/
Taunku832/
Tainku831/
Tankhu831/
Tangkau77464/
Tangkhu77129/
Tangkup7748/
Tatnkeu7718/
Taangku7716/
Tangkud779/
Tangkou776/
Tangkuh776/
Tangkus775/
Tankahu774/
Tankeuh772/
Tankhui772/
Tainkeu771/
Thankou771/
Tangkui771/
Tatnkou771/
Dtankeu771/
Tankó732,367/
Tancu73571/
Tonku73182/
Tatinkou7118/
Tangkuha719/
Tasinkou713/
Teangkuy711/
Tankouys711/
Tankouss711/
Tankouch711/
Tankkaus711/
Tahankou711/
Thankhup711/
Thainkeu711/
Thangkut711/
Tancau67571/
Tonkeu67307/
Tongku67131/
Tankoz6770/
Tonkuç6754/
Tonkus6750/
Tankoo6738/
Tankos6734/
Tonkut6725/
Tonkui6713/
Tonkuz6711/
Tounku677/
Tancou677/
Tonkou674/
Thangkuha674/
Tancus674/
Teamku673/
Tonkud672/
Tankusova672/
Teinku672/
Tonkuh672/
Tankauova671/
Teancu671/
Tangkhuha671/

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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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  • 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 Tankuş
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