Wankaba Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wankaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wankaba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Wankaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wankaba is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,136,896th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. Wankaba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wankaba live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania Wankaba is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 97 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankeba86171/
Wankabi862/
Wankabo861/
Wankoba861/
Vankabah809/
Bankabea804/
Vankabai801/
Vankabhai7532/
Bankava7131/
Vankabi714/
Bankabi711/
Bankoba711/
Bonkaba711/
Wonkava711/
Wankobe711/
Vankoba711/
Vankava711/
Uankhoba6790/
Vankabhi679/
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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 Wankaba
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