Amanke Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Amanke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Amanke (306) may also be a first name.
Amanke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amanke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amanke is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amanke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,604,449th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Amanke live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amanke is also the 503,193rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 306 people.
Amanke is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 89 percent live, Zamfara, where 5 percent live and Ebonyi, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amankey | 92 | 43 | / |
| Gamanke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amankea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amank | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amankeha | 86 | 32 | / |
| Ammankey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amannkey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amance | 83 | 212 | / |
| Amonke | 83 | 90 | / |
| Amanka | 83 | 82 | / |
| Amanki | 83 | 68 | / |
| Emanke | 83 | 13 | / |
| Hamank | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gamank | 83 | 3 | / |
| Omanke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amanky | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amancei | 77 | 250 | / |
| Amankay | 77 | 221 | / |
| Amankai | 77 | 163 | / |
| Amonker | 77 | 118 | / |
| Amangue | 77 | 91 | / |
| Amanque | 77 | 76 | / |
| Amancea | 77 | 60 | / |
| Amanche | 77 | 48 | / |
| Amangka | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hemanke | 77 | 5 | / |
| Amonkey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Omhanke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamanki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gomanke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aïmonke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emankhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamance | 77 | 0 | / |
| Amang | 73 | 6,075 | / |
| Amanc | 73 | 34 | / |
| Omank | 73 | 30 | / |
| Amanquez | 71 | 153 | / |
| Aymankuy | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ammankai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Amankaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amankaha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hamangue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amounker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eimankhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amonkkey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amanquie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amannkay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amankkay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amanckio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amanchea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ameaneck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamanche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahmanche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamang | 67 | 1,072 | / |
| Ammang | 67 | 912 | / |
| Amanca | 67 | 739 | / |
| Hamang | 67 | 534 | / |
| Asmang | 67 | 74 | / |
| Aimang | 67 | 61 | / |
| Hamankova | 67 | 33 | / |
| Amonka | 67 | 20 | / |
| Omanka | 67 | 14 | / |
| Amonky | 67 | 12 | / |
| Amangs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ajmang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Amaing | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amhang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omonke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amonce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omanki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amgang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eamang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amomke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amangh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamankgay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emanki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amamng | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amanke
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