Kwanka Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Kwanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Kwanka (31) may also be a first name.
Kwanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwanka is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwanka? popularity and diffusion
Kwanka is the 1,918,812th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Kwanka is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kwanka are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 31 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 98 percent live and Northwest Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwankap | 92 | 10 | / |
| Khwanka | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kwangka | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kwankai | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kwankhai | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khwankea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwankhea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwangkat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwangkai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwatynka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwonka | 83 | 124 | / |
| Kwanke | 83 | 122 | / |
| Kwamka | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kwanko | 83 | 17 | / |
| Gwanka | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kwanki | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kuanka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khwankhai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwankis | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kwankep | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kwangko | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nkwanko | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ngwanka | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kwangqa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kwankee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kwanket | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwankeh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkwanke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkwanqa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwankou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwankui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwonkap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwoonka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwankas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwangki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwancay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwankaa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kwhanket | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwankeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwankah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwangkep | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuankhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwasinki | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gwanko | 67 | 1,249 | / |
| Gwanki | 67 | 320 | / |
| Gwanqa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kwaszenko | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kwonke | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kuanca | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kuanke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwonko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuanki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwanqa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwanka
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