Amanke Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Amanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1081:1,640,21160,875
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amankey9243/
Gamanke921/
Amankea921/
Amank911/
Amankeha8632/
Ammankey861/
Amannkey861/
Amance83212/
Amonke8390/
Amanka8382/
Amanki8368/
Emanke8313/
Hamank836/
Gamank833/
Omanke831/
Amanky831/
Amancei77250/
Amankay77221/
Amankai77163/
Amonker77118/
Amangue7791/
Amanque7776/
Amancea7760/
Amanche7748/
Amangka7710/
Hemanke775/
Amonkey772/
Omhanke771/
Hamanki771/
Gomanke771/
Aïmonke771/
Emankhe771/
Hamance770/
Amang736,075/
Amanc7334/
Omank7330/
Amanquez71153/
Aymankuy718/
Ammankai717/
Amankaya714/
Amankaha713/
Hamangue712/
Amounker711/
Eimankhe711/
Amonkkey711/
Amanquie711/
Amannkay711/
Amankkay711/
Amanckio711/
Amanchea711/
Ameaneck711/
Hamanche711/
Ahmanche711/
Gamang671,072/
Ammang67912/
Amanca67739/
Hamang67534/
Asmang6774/
Aimang6761/
Hamankova6733/
Amonka6720/
Omanka6714/
Amonky6712/
Amangs6712/
Ajmang676/
Amaing675/
Amhang674/
Omonke673/
Amonce672/
Omanki672/
Amgang672/
Eamang671/
Amomke671/
Amangh671/
Hamankgay671/
Emanki671/
Amamng671/

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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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  • 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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