Wankai Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wankai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Wankaî (1) are calculated separately.
Wankai (9,268) may also be a first name.
Wankai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wankai is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Wankaî. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Wankai are found; 44 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 44 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wankai is also the 64,473rd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 9,268 people.
The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 25 percent reside, Gulf, where 25 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 22 percent reside and Niger, where 11 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
- 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 Wankai
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