Abanka Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Abanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger4411:43,5192,282
Cameroon1631:127,41814,439
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Abanka (137) may also be a first name.

Abanka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abanka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abanka occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Abanka.

How Common Is The Last Name Abanka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abanka is the 463,189th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,010,365 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Abanka are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 790,880th most widespread given name on earth, held by 137 people.

The last name Abanka is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 43,519. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 11 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Niger Abanka is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abankah9230/
Abankas926/
Abangka923/
Abganka921/
Habanka921/
Aubeanka861/
Abangkah861/
Abanke83234/
Abanca83153/
Abonka8320/
Ebanka837/
Abanky834/
Abanki833/
Obanka831/
Abhaynkay801/
Havanka77132/
Abangki777/
Abancay775/
Abankeh773/
Abainca772/
Abankou772/
Abankie772/
Abounka772/
Abanker771/
Abankeu771/
Abangko771/
Gabanko771/
Abankyo771/
Abongka771/
Abonkad771/
Gabanca771/
Abanquah7121/
Habounka716/
Abonkaya713/
Habankeh712/
Abasenko711/
Ampankai711/
Abounkad711/
Abaincai711/
Abance67884/
Abanco67433/
Ebonka67257/
Ebanca6727/
Abonko6721/
Obanke6712/
Abongkaya6711/
Abonki676/
Ovanka674/
Abancó672/
Obanca672/
Avanko672/
Obanki671/
Aibasenko671/
Amphankai671/
Avanky671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abanka
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