Wankari Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Wankari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 350 | 1:506,122 | 25,182 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wankari (63) may also be a first name.
Wankari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wankari is most common in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankari? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 788,513th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wankari live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wankari is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 63 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 506,122. In Nigeria Wankari is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 41 percent are found, Taraba, where 30 percent are found and Borno, where 20 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangkari | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wankariy | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wangkairi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vankari | 86 | 162 | / |
| Wankara | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wankori | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wamkari | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wankaira | 80 | 48 | / |
| Wankhare | 80 | 44 | / |
| Wangkara | 80 | 25 | / |
| Baankari | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bankariy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wankaire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wankhara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vannkari | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wainkare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vankariy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vasenkari | 75 | 25 | / |
| Wongkasri | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wankhaure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongkatri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vankara | 71 | 1,059 | / |
| Vankare | 71 | 47 | / |
| Vankeri | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wankere | 71 | 25 | / |
| Wonkara | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vamkari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wankora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bancari | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wancara | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vankhare | 67 | 362 | / |
| Huancari | 67 | 178 | / |
| Wankhere | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vhankeri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bainkare | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vhankare | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bankoori | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vankaray | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wangkere | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bongkari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vankeeri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vankhara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vankaraj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wongkare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bancahri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wankhore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankaraa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangkori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonkari | 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 Wankari
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