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 last name Bankassi is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bankassi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bankassi is the 2,876,555th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bankassi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bankassi is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 19 people.
Bankassi is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 229,680. In Benin Bankassi is most common in: Donga Department, where 62 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 24 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Benin Bankassi occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
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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