Wanko Surname
Approximately 3,121 people bear this surname
Wanko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,201 | 1:17,293 | 2,364 |
| United States | 633 | 1:572,605 | 46,957 |
| Thailand | 429 | 1:164,658 | 26,399 |
| Austria | 375 | 1:22,708 | 3,577 |
| Papua New Guinea | 182 | 1:44,801 | 5,515 |
| Germany | 152 | 1:529,641 | 44,407 |
| Poland | 49 | 1:775,689 | 62,719 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Wankó (2) & Wańko (1) are calculated separately.
Wanko (460) may also be a first name.
Wanko Demographics
Wanko Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Wanko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanko occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Wankó or Wańko. Click here for further possible spellings of Wanko.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 142,558th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,335,003 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Wanko reside; 38 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wanko is also the 397,789th most widely held first name globally It is held by 460 people.
This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,201 people, or 1 in 17,293. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 46 percent live, West Region, where 25 percent live and Littoral Region, where 23 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Wanko occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.
Wanko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wanko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wanko surname grew 63,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wanko Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wanko surname are 1.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.94% being registered to vote for the political party.
Wanko earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.9% more than the national average, earning $50,871 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wanko
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis