Tanuk Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Tanuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Turkey | 39 | 1:1,995,421 | 69,208 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Tanuk (1,912) may also be a first name.
Tanuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tanuk (Hindi: तनुक, Marathi: तानुक, Oriya: ତନୁକ୍) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanuk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tanuk is the 1,755,741st most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Tanuk live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 173,742nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 1,912 people.
The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 737,356. In Malaysia Tanuk is primarily found in: Sabah, where 58 percent live, Sarawak, where 35 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 36 percent live and Thailand, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanuk | 91 | 38 | / |
| Tanuke | 91 | 26 | / |
| Tanouk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tanguk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tahnuk | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tanhuke | 83 | 46 | / |
| Tanoukh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Thannuk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tamnouk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tonuk | 80 | 102 | / |
| Tanok | 80 | 98 | / |
| Tenuk | 80 | 9 | / |
| Tanuc | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tanug | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tanukova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tanhauke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thanushk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanuqu | 73 | 66 | / |
| Tannok | 73 | 47 | / |
| Taneux | 73 | 41 | / |
| Tangug | 73 | 35 | / |
| Tanoux | 73 | 16 | / |
| Tanguc | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tanook | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tanhok | 73 | 5 | / |
| Thenuk | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tanock | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tonukh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toinuk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tannug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tanuct | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tanujkova | 71 | 14 | / |
| Tanneux | 67 | 172 | / |
| Tannoux | 67 | 66 | / |
| Thainok | 67 | 36 | / |
| Thanook | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tongnuk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taunoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangoug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonguuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahanuc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toinuke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanhock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teneuck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tanhook | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thanock | 67 | 0 | / |
Tanuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanuk in the Hindi language | ||
| तनुक | tanuka | - |
| Tanuk in the Marathi language | ||
| तानुक | tanuka | 67.86 |
| तानूक | tanuka | 17.86 |
| तनुक | tanuka | 10.71 |
| तणुक | tanuka | 3.57 |
| Tanuk in the Oriya language | ||
| ତନୁକ୍ | tanuk | 50 |
| ତନୁକ | tanuka | 50 |
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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 Tanuk
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