Fankep Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Fankep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fankep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1101:188,81019,696
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fankep Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fankep has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fankep click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fankep? popularity and diffusion

Fankep is the 1,727,723rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Fankep reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 188,810. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 38 percent are found, Centre Region, where 29 percent are found and West Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Cameroon Fankep exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanke91160/
Fainke831,339/
Faïnke83516/
Fancke8324/
Fankeu8320/
Fangke8315/
Fankey8312/
Fanket832/
Fankeh831/
Fankee831/
Fankie831/
Fahnke830/
Faunke830/
Fahncke7798/
Fankeev778/
Fankesh773/
Fangket772/
Fancker772/
Fanchep771/
Vankiep771/
Fahnket771/
Fhanker771/
Fanckie770/
Fannker770/
Faunker770/
Fanka731,367/
Vanke73669/
Fance73393/
Fonke73237/
Fanky73222/
Fanki73183/
Feangket711/
Fhangket711/
Phainkep711/
Faunce672,148/
Foinke671,279/
Fonkeu67590/
Fancey67520/
Foncke67273/
Fanche67181/
Fancea67136/
Fonkeh6774/
Fangki6774/
Feunke6748/
Fangka6744/
Fankai6744/
Founke6733/
Fancki6723/
Fangky6720/
Fuonke6713/
Vankie6710/
Vankee6710/
Vankeh679/
Fonkie679/
Vankey676/
Vancke676/
Fongke675/
Fonkee675/
Phanke675/
Foïnke675/
Fainké674/
Faïnké674/
Fankki674/
Fanque673/
Fankyv672/
Vangke672/
Fankqa672/
Vahnke672/
Fahnka671/
Fangce671/
Fonkes671/
Fankoa671/
Fainki671/
Fainky671/
Foynke671/
Fonket671/
Fankay671/
Vaanke671/
Vankhe671/
Pfanka671/
Feinke671/
Fannce670/
Faince670/
Fonkey670/
Feance670/

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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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  • 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 Fankep
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