Fankey Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Fankey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fankey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fankey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fankey (Tibetan: ཕང་སྐྱིད་) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Fankey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fankey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Fankey reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

The surname Fankey is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Fankey is most numerous in: Wajir County, where 67 percent are found, Machakos County, where 17 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Fankey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fankey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fankey last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fankey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Fankey surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fanky91222/
Fanke91160/
Fainke831,339/
Fancey83520/
Faïnke83516/
Fankep83112/
Fancke8324/
Fangky8320/
Fankeu8320/
Fangke8315/
Vankey836/
Fankue834/
Fanket832/
Fankie831/
Fankee831/
Fankeh831/
Fainky831/
Fankay831/
Faunke830/
Fonkey830/
Fahnke830/
Fahncke7798/
Fangkay776/
Fankesh773/
Fankiya772/
Fancker772/
Fankoue772/
Fangket772/
Phankey771/
Fankoyo771/
Fankuyo771/
Fahnket771/
Fhanker771/
Fanncey770/
Faunker770/
Fannker770/
Fanckie770/
Facenkeeys751/
Fanka731,367/
Vanke73669/
Fance73393/
Fonke73237/
Fanki73183/
Vanky7358/
Fonky7325/
Fankà731/
Fankouyo712/
Fhangket711/
Feangket711/
Faunce672,148/
Foinke671,279/
Fonkeu67590/
Fankou67321/
Foncke67273/
Fanche67181/
Fancea67136/
Fangki6774/
Fonkeh6774/
Vankay6764/
Feunke6748/
Fangka6744/
Fankai6744/
Fankap6734/
Founke6733/
Fancki6723/
Fankah6720/
Fuonke6713/
Vankee6710/
Vankie6710/
Vankeh679/
Fonkie679/
Fankad678/
Vancke676/
Phanke675/
Fonkee675/
Fongke675/
Foïnke675/
Vonkey674/
Fankki674/
Fainké674/
Faïnké674/
Fonkue674/
Foncey673/
Fanque673/
Vahnke672/
Vangke672/
Fankqa672/
Fonkes671/
Phanky671/
Pfanka671/
Feinke671/
Foynke671/
Vankhe671/
Vaanke671/
Fonkyy671/
Fangce671/
Fankoa671/
Fankás671/
Fancay671/
Fainki671/
Fahnka671/
Fonket671/
Fonkoe671/
Fonkye671/
Fankas671/
Fannce670/
Fanquy670/
Faince670/
Feance670/

Fankey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fankey in the Tibetan language
ཕང་སྐྱིད་pangkyi-

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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 Fankey
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