Wankas Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Wankas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
Wankas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wankas is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankas? popularity and diffusion
Wankas is the 4,649,889th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Wankas is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wankas reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Wankas is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.
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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 Wankas
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