Wankoy Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Wankoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 87 | 1:220,598 | 7,246 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Wankoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wankoy occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankoy? popularity and diffusion
Wankoy is the 1,359,010th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wankoy are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 220,598. In Niger Wankoy is most prevalent in: Dosso Region, where 51 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 48 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 1 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 46 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Wankoy
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