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.

Tlanka Surname Distribution Map

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 in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tlanka.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlanka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tlanka is the 506,165th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The surname Tlanka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlanka are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Tlanka is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 647 people, or 1 in 81,826. In Tanzania Tlanka is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 63 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 30 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Tlanka is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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