Gnanke Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gnanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin171:607,97736,930
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263

Gnanke (21) may also be a first name.

Gnanke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gnanke is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnanke? popularity and diffusion

Gnanke is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gnanke reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 21 people.

It is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 607,977. In Benin it is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 82 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 6 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 6 percent are found. Beside Benin it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnankey929/
Gnankie921/
Gnank911/
Gnanka83218/
Gnanki83182/
Gnonke83123/
Gnance835/
Gnanky831/
Gnangue77407/
Gnankoi775/
Gnankoa771/
Ngnanki771/
Gnatink771/
Gnang73153/
Gnamkhet711/
Gennance711/
Gnonka67573/
Gnonce6731/
Ngnang6723/
Gnonki6716/
G'Nang6713/
Gnonky671/
Gnonké671/
Gnongue6219/
Gnonkoi629/
Gimnang625/
Gnamkit623/
Gnamkoy621/
Gnanchi621/
Guemnang5741/
Guimnang571/
Gnanquio571/
Gnaiseng571/
Gnong5530/
Guemnaing531/
Gennasing531/
Ngnong503/
Gnoung502/
Gneing501/
Gnoing501/

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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 Gnanke
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