Tanko (name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Language | Hausa |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nigeria |
| Meaning | A boy born after several successive girls |
| Region of origin | Northern-Nigeria |
Tanko is a Nigerian masculine given name and surname of Hausa origin given to a boy born after many girls[1]
Given name
- Tanko Braimah (born 1979), Ghanaian sprinter
- Tanko Dyakov (born 1984), Bulgarian football defender
- Tanko Serafimov (1942–2013), Bulgarian architect
- Tanko Yakasai (born 1925), Nigerian politician and human right activist
- Tanko Zubairu, Nigerian military administrator
Surname
- Abubakar Tanko Ayuba (1945–2016), Nigerian politician
- Ibrahim Tanko (born 1977), Ghanaian football forward
- Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (1953–2025), Nigerian jurist
- Maksim Tanko (born 1994), Belarusian football player
- Mohammed Tanko (born 1988), Ghanaian football player
- Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (born 1952), Nigerian businessman and politician
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Tanko
- All pages with titles containing Tanko
- Tonko
References
- ^ "User-submitted name Tanko - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.