Wainka Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wainka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
Wainka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wainka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wainka is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wainka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wainka reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 67 percent reside, North Region, where 17 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 29 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
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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 Wainka
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