Tanko (name)

Tanko may refer to the following people:


 * 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


 * Surname
 * 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
 * Mark Tanko (born 1996), Nigerian football player
 * Mohammed Tanko (born 1988), Ghanaian football player
 * Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (born 1952), Nigerian businessman and politician