Tanko (name)
{{Infobox name|name=Tanko|gender=Male|language=Hausa|origin=Nigeria|meaning=A boy born after several successive girls|region=Northern-Nigeria}}
Tanko is a Nigerian masculine Name of the Hausa origin given to a boy born after many girls{{Cite web |title=User-submitted name Tanko - Behind the Name |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/tanko/submitted |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=www.behindthename.com}}
Notable People Bearing the Name
- Tanko Braimah (born 1979), Ghanaian sprinter
- Tanko Dyakov (born 1984), Bulgarian football defender
- Tanko Serafimov (1942–2013), Bulgarian architect
- Tanko Yakasai (born 1926), Nigerian politician and human right activist
- Tanko Zubairu, Nigerian military administrator
- Abubakar Tanko Ayuba, Nigerian politician
- Ibrahim Tanko (born 1977), Ghanaian football forward
- Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (born 1953), 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
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References
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