# Tanko (name)

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{{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](/source/Nigerians) masculine given name and surname of [Hausa](/source/Hausa_people) 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](/source/Tanko_Braimah) (born 1979), Ghanaian sprinter 
*[Tanko Dyakov](/source/Tanko_Dyakov) (born 1984), Bulgarian football defender 
*[Tanko Serafimov](/source/Tanko_Serafimov) (1942–2013), Bulgarian architect
*[Tanko Yakasai](/source/Tanko_Yakasai) (born 1925), Nigerian politician and human right activist 
*[Tanko Zubairu](/source/Tanko_Zubairu), Nigerian military administrator 

==Surname==
*[Abubakar Tanko Ayuba](/source/Abubakar_Tanko_Ayuba) (1945–2016), Nigerian politician 
*[Ibrahim Tanko](/source/Ibrahim_Tanko) (born 1977), Ghanaian football forward
*[Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad](/source/Ibrahim_Tanko_Muhammad) (1953–2025), Nigerian jurist 
*[Maksim Tanko](/source/Maksim_Tanko) (born 1994), Belarusian football player
*[Mohammed Tanko](/source/Mohammed_Tanko) (born 1988), Ghanaian football player
*[Umaru Tanko Al-Makura](/source/Umaru_Tanko_Al-Makura) (born 1952), Nigerian businessman and politician

==See also==
{{srt}}
*[Tonko](/source/Tonko)

==References==
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{{Given name|type=both}}

Category:Hausa given names

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