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.

Wankis Surname Distribution Map

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

The last name Wankis is most common in Zimbabwe. 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

This surname is the 5,213,395th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 39 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 83 percent are found, Harare Province, where 8 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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