Ouankou Surname

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

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ouankou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouankou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Ouankou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ouankou is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ouankou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouankou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ouankou is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouankou are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Ouankou is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Ouankou is most common in: Centre Region, where 92 percent are found, East Region, where 4 percent are found and West Region, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houankou932/
Gouankou931/
Ouanko92182/
Houanko8613/
Ouangko863/
Gouanko861/
Ouankeu861/
Oanko832/
Ouankoye805/
Yeounkou801/
Ahounkou801/
Euanko774/
Goanko771/
Ouonko771/
Ouhounkou751/
Gohounkou751/
Ohounko7120/
Gouanka7112/
Ahonkou718/
Ouankap712/
Oangkut711/
Aïounko711/
Hohounko6733/
Ujjankop6711/
Oanka674/
Yehounko673/
Gouankei672/
Ahounkeu672/
Ajouanka671/
Agiankou671/
Ahonkous671/
Gahounko671/
Gouankah671/
Yehonkou671/

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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
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  • 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 Ouankou
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