Jankou Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Jankou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Jankou (22) may also be a first name.
Jankou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jankou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jankou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻨﻜﻮ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jankou.
How Common Is The Last Name Jankou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jankou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename internationally, held by 22 people.
The surname Jankou is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Mauritania Jankou exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jankou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jankou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻨﻜﻮ | jnkw | 66.67 |
| ﺟﺎﻧﻜﻮ | jankw | 33.33 |
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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 Jankou
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