Tanko (name)

Tanko is a Nigerian masculine given name and surname of Hausa origin given to a boy born after many girls

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

• Tonko

References