Wankpetin Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wankpetin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wankpetin 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
Benin1041:99,38111,308
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wankpetin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wankpetin is found most in Benin. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankpetin? popularity and diffusion

Wankpetin is the 1,795,579th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. Wankpetin is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wankpetin live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 99,381. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 92 percent reside, Zou Department, where 7 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

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
Wankpeten891/
Wangpain715/
Wangpean712/
Wangpine711/
Wangpaing671/
Huonkpatin631/
Wongphen591,028/
Wongphin5963/
Bangpain595/
Bangphen591/
Bangphin591/
Wongpheng56674/
Wongphing567/
Bangpaain562/
Wongphint561/
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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 Wankpetin
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