Bankei Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Bankei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 36 | 1:3,551,230 | 35,163 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Bankei (24) may also be a first name.
Bankei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bankei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bankei occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bankei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Bankei live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Bankei is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 24 people.
It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 3,551,230. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Nara Prefecture, where 100 percent live. Aside from Japan Bankei exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
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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 Bankei
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