Tankwi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Tankwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
Tankwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tankwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tankwi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tankwi? popularity and diffusion
Tankwi is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Tankwi live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Tankwi is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Tankwi is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Tankwi is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tankwai | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tankwa | 83 | 752 | / |
| Tangwi | 83 | 201 | / |
| Tankwe | 83 | 55 | / |
| Tonkwi | 83 | 23 | / |
| Tankui | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tankwey | 77 | 526 | / |
| Thangwi | 77 | 392 | / |
| Tangwai | 77 | 93 | / |
| Tainkwa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Tangwei | 77 | 17 | / |
| Tangkwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tohnkwi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tangwie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Teankwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonkwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangkui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tounkwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tankwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thankwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thongkwi | 71 | 51 | / |
| Tankueyi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tahankwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tongkwid | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tonkwich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tongkwit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tangwa | 67 | 3,004 | / |
| Tangwe | 67 | 809 | / |
| Tangui | 67 | 792 | / |
| Tangbi | 67 | 80 | / |
| Tonkwa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tankue | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tanqui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tonkwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tonkui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Thongkwid | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tongwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tanengwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamkwe | 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
- 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 Tankwi
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