Wankanga Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Wankanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wankanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wankanga is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wankanga reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 601,609. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynkanga | 94 | 48 | / |
| Baankanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wankangye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wangkangou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bonkanga | 75 | 21 | / |
| Banquanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankangie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wankongou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankaungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wankamgoot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bonkange | 63 | 27 | / |
| Bonkangi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Bankongo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Banconga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vankongi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bonkounga | 59 | 2 | / |
| Bonkangou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bankoungou | 56 | 2 | / |
| Bonkongi | 50 | 34 | / |
| Bonkonge | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Wankanga
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