Bankain Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Bankain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bankain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Bankain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bankain is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bankain? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bankain is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Bankain occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Bankain are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and The Philippines, where 33 percent are found.

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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 Bankain
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