Jamanka Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Jamanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia251:76,938264
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Jamanka Last Name Facts

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

Jamanka has its highest incidence in The Gambia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamanka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Jamanka live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most widespread in The Gambia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 76,938. Excluding The Gambia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 3 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jamanka
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