Vankou Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Vankou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Vankou (18) may also be a first name.
Vankou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vankou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vankou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻨﻜﻮ) occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vankou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Vankou reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.
It is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,307,123. In The Ivory Coast Vankou is primarily found in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 90 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and Mauritania, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vankou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vankou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻨﻜﻮ | fnkw | - |
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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 Vankou
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