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
Average Wanko Salary in
United States
$50,871 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wanko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanko Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanko occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Wankó or Wańko. For other possible spellings of Wanko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanko? popularity and diffusion
Wanko is the 142,558th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,335,003 people. The surname Wanko is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Wanko live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wanko is also the 397,789th most common first name on earth, held by 460 people.
The surname Wanko is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,201 people, or 1 in 17,293. In Cameroon Wanko is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 46 percent live, West Region, where 25 percent live and Littoral Region, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.
Wanko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wanko has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wanko last name rose 63,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wanko Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wanko last name are 1.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.94% being registered with 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.
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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 Wanko
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