Tlanka Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tlanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tlanka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6471:81,8268,378
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tlanka Last Name Facts

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

Tlanka occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tlanka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlanka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tlanka is the 506,165th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlanka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 81,826. In Tanzania Tlanka is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 63 percent live, Arusha Region, where 30 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tlankka925/
Tlamka83139/
Tlanki835/
Tlanko831/
Tlanke831/
Tlhanko7718/
Tlhanke7717/
Tlhanki7714/
Tellanki713/
Tlonke6719/
Tlonko675/
Tlhonki625/
Tlanque621/
Tlonkey621/
Tlanchi621/
Tlatenco57369/
Tlaatenco531/
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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 Tlanka
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