Wanku Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Wanku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Wanku (3,316) may also be a first name.
Wanku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanku occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Wanku reside; 53 percent reside in Central Africa and 53 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wanku is also the 124,165th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 3,316 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Wanku is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 58 percent reside, West Region, where 38 percent reside and Centre Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 42 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wankeu | 91 | 308 | / |
| Wankou | 91 | 211 | / |
| Wangku | 91 | 115 | / |
| Wankau | 91 | 31 | / |
| Wankui | 91 | 25 | / |
| Wankuy | 91 | 11 | / |
| Wangkut | 83 | 31 | / |
| Wangkou | 83 | 9 | / |
| Wankkui | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wangkhu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wangkuh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wangkui | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wangkau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wankhut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wasinku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hwangku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wankeue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wankeup | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wankuus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vanku | 80 | 58 | / |
| Wancu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wankó | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wangkhui | 77 | 167 | / |
| Wankhuha | 77 | 99 | / |
| Wongku | 73 | 26 | / |
| Vankus | 73 | 16 | / |
| Vankou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Vankau | 73 | 8 | / |
| Vankuj | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wonkou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wonkeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wancus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vuanku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wankoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vankuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vankud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vankui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wancou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vankuš | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wongkut | 67 | 75 | / |
| Wongkui | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wonkhup | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wamkeue | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wonkhut | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wongkud | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vankhuu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wonkuhy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wangcui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vankust | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wongkuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vankuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wounkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonkouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonkauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baungku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangkuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankuss | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wanku
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