Wankreo Surname
Approximately 590 people bear this surname
Wankreo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 589 | 1:35,262 | 4,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Wankreo (582) may also be a first name.
Wankreo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankreo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wankreo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankreo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 543,414th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wankreo are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 346,994th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 582 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 35,262. In Cameroon Wankreo is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 75 percent are found, North Region, where 17 percent are found and South Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangkreo | 93 | 789 | / |
| Wannkreo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Vankreo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wankero | 86 | 1 | / |
| Woinkreo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wounkreo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wankira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bonkreo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vankiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wankaira | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bangkero | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wongkrao | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wongkrea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bangkiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounkreo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woinkrao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wankhera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongkreua | 63 | 7 | / |
| Vankira | 57 | 815 | / |
| Bonkiro | 57 | 4 | / |
| Vankera | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bankyra | 57 | 1 | / |
| Banquero | 53 | 467 | / |
| Wanchira | 53 | 44 | / |
| Vanchiro | 53 | 20 | / |
| Huankera | 53 | 6 | / |
| Baankira | 53 | 5 | / |
| Vanquiro | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bankhira | 53 | 1 | / |
| Banquiro | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bongkiro | 53 | 1 | / |
| Banqueiro | 50 | 75 | / |
| Bangquero | 50 | 1 | / |
| Huancoiro | 50 | 1 | / |
| Wonkerzah | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wankreo
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