Tankwa Surname
Approximately 752 people bear this surname
Tankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 548 | 1:37,900 | 5,078 |
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tankwa (149) may also be a first name.
Tankwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tankwa is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankwa? popularity and diffusion
Tankwa is the 451,630th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. Tankwa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tankwa reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tankwa is also the 754,880th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 149 people.
Tankwa is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 37,900. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 38 percent live, Centre Region, where 22 percent live and Northwest Region, where 18 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tainkwa | 92 | 23 | / |
| Tangkwa | 92 | 11 | / |
| Tankwai | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tankwah | 92 | 4 | / |
| Teankwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thankwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thankhwa | 86 | 23 | / |
| Tahankwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tangwa | 83 | 3,004 | / |
| Tankwe | 83 | 55 | / |
| Tankwo | 83 | 36 | / |
| Tonkwa | 83 | 24 | / |
| Tamkwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tankwi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tankua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tankwey | 77 | 526 | / |
| Tamngwa | 77 | 396 | / |
| Thangwa | 77 | 101 | / |
| Tangwai | 77 | 93 | / |
| Tangwah | 77 | 56 | / |
| Taungwa | 77 | 38 | / |
| Tangkua | 77 | 37 | / |
| Taingwa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Tangway | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tanghwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Teunkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tongkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Taangwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tamnqwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tangwat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tangwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tounkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangwas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tang'wa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tankwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tankuad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thang'wa | 71 | 126 | / |
| Thankuea | 71 | 71 | / |
| Tasingwa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Thongkwa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tangkuha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tangkuay | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tatengwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Than'gwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teankuae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongkhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangw'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongkwap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamnngwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangua | 67 | 1,983 | / |
| Tongwa | 67 | 821 | / |
| Tangwe | 67 | 809 | / |
| Tangba | 67 | 221 | / |
| Tangwi | 67 | 201 | / |
| Tangwo | 67 | 198 | / |
| Tonkwi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tankue | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tankuo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tamgwa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tonkwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Thongkwoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tankui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thangkuha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tonkwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tancua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tamkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tankwa
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