Thanka Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Thanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Thanka (24,943) may also be a first name.
Thanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thanka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻧﻚ, Hindi: ठनका, Marathi: थंका, Oriya: ଠ, Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ།) occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thanka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Thanka live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thanka is also the 32,062nd most commonly used forename internationally, held by 24,943 people.
The last name Thanka is most widespread in Botswana, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 39,762. Beside Botswana this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thanka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻧﻚ | tank | - |
| Thanka in the Hindi language | ||
| ठनका | thanaka | - |
| Thanka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଠ | tha | - |
| Thanka in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཐང་ཀ། | tangka | 50 |
| ཐང་ཀ་ | tangka | 50 |
| Thanka in the Marathi language | ||
| थंका | thanka | 50 |
| ठणका | thanaka | 25 |
| ठंका | thanka | 25 |
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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 Thanka
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