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
Waniko occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waniko? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 618,896th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Waniko are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 452 people, or 1 in 391,909. In Nigeria Waniko is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 51 percent are found, Kaduna, where 13 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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