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 given name and surname of Hausa origin given to a boy born after many girls<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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== {{srt}} *Tonko

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Hausa given names