Wankis Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wankis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wankis Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wankis (39) may also be a first name.

Wankis Last Name Facts

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

Wankis is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankis? popularity and diffusion

Wankis is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wankis live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Wankis is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 39 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 83 percent live, Harare Province, where 8 percent live and Midlands Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankies9213/
Vankis838/
Wankes831/
Bangkis7715/
Vankish771/
Wancisz771/
Vankiss770/
Vankise770/
Wanquist7127/
Vankeish711/
Wahnquist676/
Wannquist676/
Banqis673/
Bankjs671/
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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 Wankis
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