Bankassi Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Bankassi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 45 | 1:229,680 | 20,839 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bankassi (19) may also be a first name.
Bankassi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bankassi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bankassi is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bankassi? popularity and diffusion
Bankassi is the 2,876,555th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Bankassi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bankassi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held forename globally It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 229,680. In Benin Bankassi is primarily concentrated in: Donga Department, where 62 percent live, Borgou Department, where 24 percent live and Alibori Department, where 11 percent live. Excluding Benin it exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bankasi | 93 | 9 | / |
| Bankassa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bankasse | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bankasai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bounkassi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bankaci | 80 | 96 | / |
| Bankosi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Bankasa | 80 | 27 | / |
| Bamkasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bankase | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bankoshi | 75 | 328 | / |
| Bonkassa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bankashe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bankhazi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bankesie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bankesse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bankazzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vankasai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banquashi | 71 | 35 | / |
| Bankoussa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bamkoussi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bounkassa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankaysza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankosa | 67 | 855 | / |
| Bankese | 67 | 397 | / |
| Bankose | 67 | 137 | / |
| Bonkosi | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bonkasa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Vanqasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banqazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonkesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankhaiser | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bankassi
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