Waniko Surname
Approximately 497 people bear this surname
Waniko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 452 | 1:391,909 | 20,647 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Waniko (35) may also be a first name.
Waniko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waniko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waniko is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waniko.
How Common Is The Last Name Waniko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 618,896th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. The last name Waniko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Waniko reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 35 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 391,909. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kogi, where 51 percent reside, Kaduna, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanisko | 92 | 11 | / |
| Wangiko | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wanikou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanichko | 86 | 32 | / |
| Wainaiko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanika | 83 | 206 | / |
| Waneko | 83 | 69 | / |
| Wanico | 83 | 35 | / |
| Vaniko | 83 | 22 | / |
| Wanjko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanuko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weniko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanikah | 77 | 156 | / |
| Vanisko | 77 | 140 | / |
| Wanitka | 77 | 28 | / |
| Wainika | 77 | 11 | / |
| Vainiko | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hwanika | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wanioka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waneuko | 77 | 5 | / |
| Vanioko | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wannika | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wanikka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bajniko | 77 | 3 | / |
| Banniko | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanesko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banuiko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannico | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatniko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waynika | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wangnaikot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wańko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanechko | 71 | 47 | / |
| Wainikka | 71 | 30 | / |
| Vainikos | 71 | 22 | / |
| Vainikko | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wanikhah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vanikoud | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vahnoiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangnaikhod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beanikou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wounikoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaynikko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woynioko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waniscot | 71 | 0 | / |
| Banico | 67 | 3,953 | / |
| Waneka | 67 | 265 | / |
| Vanika | 67 | 56 | / |
| Wenika | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wannechko | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wanuka | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanica | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vanico | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vaneko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weneko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanuko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banjko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wojniszko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vannikopp | 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 Waniko
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