Wankio Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wankio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wankio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8061:57,2955,676
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943

Wankio (198) may also be a first name.

Wankio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wankio is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankio? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wankio is the 399,716th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wankio live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 644,447th most common first name on earth, held by 198 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 806 people, or 1 in 57,295. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 92 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 8 percent are found and Kisii County, where 0 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Wankio Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankhieo861/
Wankyo831,019/
Wankeo831/
Vankio831/
Wanchio77169/
Wangkeo7723/
Wankeao7715/
Wankaiya719/
Wongkhio714/
Wongkieo713/
Wankheeo711/
Weankeao711/
Wangkeao711/
Hwankeao711/
Wankya671,821/
Wongkhieo6735/
Vankia678/
Bankyo671/
Weangkeao671/
Vankeo671/
Wanqeo671/
Wonkia671/

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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 Wankio
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