Abanke Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1931:107,61212,606
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641

Abanke (47) may also be a first name.

Abanke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abanke occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abanke? popularity and diffusion

Abanke is the 1,064,392nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abanke reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 47 people.

Abanke is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 107,612. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 56 percent are found, Centre Region, where 21 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 19 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Abanke is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abankeh923/
Abankie922/
Abankeu921/
Abanker921/
Abank916/
Habankeh862/
Abance83884/
Abanka83728/
Aabank8316/
Obanke8312/
Aubank838/
Abanky834/
Aybank834/
Abanki833/
Abhank831/
Abanks831/
Ebanke831/
Habankh7749/
Anpanke7711/
Abangki777/
Abangka773/
Abangue773/
Abanque772/
Eubanke772/
Aubanks772/
Habanka771/
Abonkie771/
Abankyo771/
Obainke771/
Eabanks771/
Eaubank770/
Abang7344,457/
Obank73134/
Abonk732/
Abankova7126/
Habajnec714/
Eaubanks712/
Abanquez712/
Aubeanka711/
Haubanks710/
Hasbanks710/
Abhang6710,668/
Eubank677,911/
Abonce671,878/
Gabang67259/
Abanca67153/
Habang67114/
Aabang6773/
Abaing6750/
Atbang6735/
Asbang6730/
Obanks6721/
Abonka6720/
Ebonke6717/
Abangs678/
Abonki676/
Abuonk675/
Abaung675/
Abomke674/
Abaang674/
Abainc673/
Habankova672/
Eabang672/
Abanng672/
Havank671/
Obanka671/
Aubang671/
Abhaynkay671/
Abahng671/
Haschbank671/
Obanki671/
Habanková671/
Abeang671/
Ebanky671/
Avanky671/
Abounk671/
Aybang671/
Abangg671/

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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
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  • 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 Abanke
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