Wankie Surname

466,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Wankie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wankie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3571:44,3984,301
Botswana2211:9,8961,823
Zimbabwe941:164,23720,345
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wankie (368) may also be a first name.

Wankie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wankie is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 466,730th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. The surname Wankie occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wankie live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,251st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 368 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 44,398. In Zambia Wankie is most frequent in: Western Province, where 32 percent reside, Southern Province, where 26 percent reside and Central Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zambia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 31 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.

Wankie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wankie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankier92336/
Wainkie927/
Wanke917,284/
Wanki911,668/
Wangkiet861/
Wangke83714/
Wankeu83308/
Wancke83154/
Wankey83118/
Wangki8390/
Wankui8325/
Wannke8323/
Wainke8315/
Wankeh8314/
Vankie8310/
Wankai839/
Wainki835/
Wahnke833/
Wankue832/
Wankoi832/
Wankee831/
Wankhe831/
Wasnki831/
Waunke831/
Wanked831/
Wankiy831/
Wankke831/
Wankye831/
Wonkie831/
Vwanki831/
Wankji831/
Wangkai77102/
Wankhed7765/
Whankai7730/
Wangkey7724/
Wankhet779/
Wasnker777/
Wangkee775/
Wankkui775/
Wangkui773/
Wangkeh772/
Wayneke771/
Wayneki771/
Wankeai771/
Wankett771/
Wankerh771/
Vankiep771/
Vankier771/
Whangke771/
Wasenke771/
Wanchie771/
Wainkeh771/
Wainkep771/
Wangqie771/
Waunkai771/
Wangket771/
Wangkij771/
Hwankai771/
Waunker770/
Wanka732,517/
Vanke73669/
Vanki73207/
Wonke73120/
Wonki7341/
Wanky7312/
Wanqi7310/
Uanke731/
Wangkhui71167/
Wankeová7173/
Wangkhit7163/
Hwangket7148/
Vwangkit7128/
Wangkhei718/
Wongkiet714/
Wankhead711/
Wankaayi711/
Waingket711/
Wainecke710/
Wangka671,206/
Weinke67801/
Wanchi67211/
Wankaa67188/
Wankoy67163/
Vankiy67130/
Wanche67110/
Bahnke67107/
Bancke6787/
Wangky6783/
Wamket6753/
Vankai6748/
Wonkeh6741/
Bancki6741/
Wangqi6740/
Wankha6731/
Woinke6729/
Wankay6729/
Wonkey6718/
Wainka6717/
Wancea6713/
Woncki6712/
Wankuy6711/
Vankee6710/
Whanka6710/
Vankeh679/
Wonkye679/
Vankey676/
Vancke676/
Bankoi675/
Wongke675/
Wongki675/
Wuanka675/
Vankhi675/
Wancey673/
Wanque673/
Waschinke673/
Vahnke672/
Wonkep672/
Wonkeu672/
Vangke672/
Woncke672/
Wancai672/
Weance671/
Baynke671/
Bankyi671/
Weineckie671/
Vankhe671/
Vankio671/
Vaanke671/
Wonkue671/
Wankaî671/
Wankoa671/
Wanqui671/
Wancky671/
Wamkih671/
Wonkoi671/
Uankhehie671/
Whenke671/
Wonkyi671/
Vankui671/
Wongkhiei671/
Bankye671/
Hwanka671/
Wohnke670/
Wamker670/
Bankhe670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wankie
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