Tlanka Surname
Approximately 648 people bear this surname
Tlanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 647 | 1:81,826 | 8,378 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tlanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tlanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tlanka is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tlanka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 506,165th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The surname Tlanka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlanka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 81,826. In Tanzania it is most common in: Manyara Region, where 63 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 30 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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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