Bankole Surname

8,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Bankole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bankole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria56,2391:3,150425
Benin8,4821:1,219147
England7281:76,5368,651
United States5031:720,59456,697
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Ivory Coast1771:130,3466,319
France1651:402,56259,152
Ireland381:123,9196,102
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Senegal231:633,8842,452
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748

The alternate forms: Bankolé (20) are calculated separately.

Bankole (11,653) may also be a first name.

Bankole Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bankole (Arabic: بانكولي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻧﻜﻮﻟﻲ, Marathi: बांबोळे, Russian: Банколе) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bankolé. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bankole? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,463rd most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 108,156 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bankole are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 55,266th most widely held first name on earth, held by 11,653 people.

This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 56,239 people, or 1 in 3,150. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 34 percent live, Lagos, where 28 percent live and Oyo, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Bankole is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 13 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Bankole Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bankole surname is primarily Christian (73%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Bankole surname are 39.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bankole earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.09% less than the national average, earning R 104,340 per year; in United States they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $46,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% less than the national average, earning $44,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bankolé9520/
Bangkole9360/
Bankoley9324/
Bannkole936/
Bankkole935/
Baankole935/
Baunkole935/
Bhankole934/
Bankhole933/
Batnkole933/
Bankolei933/
Bankoole933/
Banckole932/
Bankoled932/
Bankolet931/
Bankoule931/
Bankoleh931/
Bankoler931/
Bankoleu931/
Bankolee931/
Bankol9283/
Bankoller881/
Bankule86557/
Bankola86401/
Bankale86352/
Bancole86317/
Bonkole86254/
Bangkol8663/
Bankele8633/
Bankoli8614/
Bankoul867/
Bhankol863/
Bankhele80609/
Bankoula80295/
Bankolli80190/
Bangkola8097/
Bhankale8062/
Bankolla8031/
Bankouli8016/
Bankouly8016/
Bancolet8015/
Vhankole806/
Bangkoli803/
Bankosly803/
Bankhale802/
Bankalge801/
Bankoulé801/
Bhankoli801/
Bankalee801/
Bonkoler801/
Bankoeli801/
Batenkol801/
Bangkale801/
Bancolle801/
Bankeule801/
Bankholt801/
Bankholé801/
Bankolit801/
Bangkool801/
Bankal77124/
Vankol7724/
Bancol778/
Bonkol772/
Baumkoler7520/
Bankousli7516/
Bangcolet7510/
Bangkulet756/
Bangkalie755/
Bangkolit755/
Bhankoliy753/
Bankhaele751/
Bhankaale751/
Bhankolli751/
Bonkollie751/
Bankallie751/
Bounkoule751/
Basingkol751/
Bankoulla751/
Bankouloa751/
Baankoula751/
Banckholl750/
Bancale712,512/
Bankala71936/
Bonkale71586/
Bankali71406/
Bankula71224/
Bankeli7175/
Bangkal7166/
Vankoll7150/
Bongkol7139/
Bonkola7137/
Bankhal7134/
Bhankal7127/
Bankaly7116/
Bankuli7113/
Bangcol7112/
Bancola719/
Vancole717/
Bonkele715/
Vankoil713/
Bancoli713/
Bhankholiy713/
Bainkal712/
Bancoul712/
Bankely711/
Vankool711/
Bomkole711/
Bonkoli711/
Bonkule711/
Bancolé711/
Vankohl710/
Bangcola671,345/
Bangcale67383/
Bonkoula67135/
Bancouly67133/
Bancouli6791/
Banculea6772/
Bangkala6762/
Bangkula6757/
Baungkal6725/
Vankaleh6715/
Bhankula6712/
Bancoult6712/
Boonkool6710/
Bankulla679/
Bankkala677/
Bankalgi676/
Bankusli676/
Bancaleh676/
Bancoula676/
Bhamkale675/
Bankalli675/
Bangkali675/
Vhankale674/
Bankaali674/
Bankuila674/
Bankatel673/
Bhankala673/
Bankasli673/
Bancales673/
Vancoile673/
Vankhale672/
Vankeule672/
Bankhala672/
Baungcol672/
Bankaala671/
Bankalla671/
Bankulli671/
Bannkula671/
Bankahla671/
Vancolle671/
Boncoles671/
Bgankali671/
Bancolli671/
Bankkali671/
Bankuili671/
Bankulit671/
Banqgoli671/
Bankasly671/
Boonkoly671/

Bankole Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bankole in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻧﻜﻮﻟﻲbankwly-
Bankole in the Marathi language
बांबोळेbambole-
Bankole in the Russian language
Банколеbankole-
Bankole in the Arabic language
بانكوليbankwly-

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