Fankah Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Fankah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Fankah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fankah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fankah occurs most in Cameroon. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fankah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Fankah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Fankah are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Fankah is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 87 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 20 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fankash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fanka | 91 | 1,367 | / |
| Pfankach | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fangka | 83 | 44 | / |
| Fankai | 83 | 44 | / |
| Fankap | 83 | 34 | / |
| Fonkah | 83 | 18 | / |
| Vankah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Fankad | 83 | 8 | / |
| Fankqa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fankoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fahnka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fankay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fankoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fankas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pfanka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fonkach | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fangkay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Fangkat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fangkas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fonkaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fankats | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fankaid | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vanka | 73 | 18,379 | / |
| Fonka | 73 | 736 | / |
| Fanko | 73 | 225 | / |
| Fanqa | 73 | 172 | / |
| Fanca | 73 | 170 | / |
| Fankà | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fánka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Faszynka | 71 | 48 | / |
| Fankouch | 71 | 24 | / |
| Faszinka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Fangkoch | 71 | 6 | / |
| Fankoush | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fankasss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phankadh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fankou | 67 | 321 | / |
| Vankaa | 67 | 195 | / |
| Fancea | 67 | 136 | / |
| Vankka | 67 | 127 | / |
| Phanka | 67 | 66 | / |
| Vankay | 67 | 64 | / |
| Fancai | 67 | 57 | / |
| Pfannkoch | 67 | 50 | / |
| Vankai | 67 | 48 | / |
| Vankha | 67 | 20 | / |
| Fankeu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Vankho | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fankey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Founka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fonkoa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Fuonka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vankau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Faschinka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vancka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fangko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Foncka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fonkaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foonka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankqa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fankuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonkaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feunka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonkoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonkap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhanko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fancas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vannka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vancah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feanca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Foncah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fancay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fankás | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fankop | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Fankah
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