Wankin Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Grenada

Wankin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wankin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Trinidad and Tobago311:43,9994,008
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England41:13,929,515290,718
Grenada41:27,1341,180
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wankin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wankin occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wankin is the 2,020,555th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Wankin live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

Wankin is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Wankin is most frequent in: Benue, where 97 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 36 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.

Wankin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wankin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wankin surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankion929/
Hwankin921/
Vankin83274/
Wanken83249/
Wamkin832/
Wanqin831/
Wonkin830/
Vankina77631/
Wanchin77162/
Baunkin7753/
Wankaen7730/
Wangqin7716/
Wongkin773/
Wainken773/
Hwankim771/
Wangken771/
Vankien771/
Vankink771/
Wankyon771/
Bainkin771/
Vangkin771/
Wainkim771/
Baankin771/
Wannken770/
Vasenkin71606/
Wangchin71236/
Vasinkin71154/
Wankenne7117/
Vatenkin713/
Wongkink711/
Weinkien711/
Hwangkim711/
Vancin67159/
Bankyn6741/
Vankyn6723/
Vanken677/
Vonkin676/
Wonken673/
Wonkim672/
Vassenkin671/
Bankén671/
Vankinova671/

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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 Wankin
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