Wanku Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wanku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankeu91308/
Wankou91211/
Wangku91115/
Wankau9131/
Wankui9125/
Wankuy9111/
Wangkut8331/
Wangkou839/
Wankkui835/
Wangkhu834/
Wangkuh833/
Wangkui833/
Wangkau832/
Wankhut831/
Wasinku831/
Hwangku831/
Wankeue831/
Wankeup831/
Wankuus831/
Vanku8058/
Wancu805/
Wankó802/
Wangkhui77167/
Wankhuha7799/
Wongku7326/
Vankus7316/
Vankou7312/
Vankau738/
Vankuj735/
Wonkou733/
Wonkeu732/
Wancus732/
Vuanku732/
Wankoo732/
Vankuh731/
Vankud731/
Vankui731/
Wamkou731/
Wancou731/
Vankuš731/
Wongkut6775/
Wongkui6735/
Wonkhup6727/
Wamkeue6724/
Wonkhut6718/
Wongkud6715/
Vankhuu6714/
Wonkuhy6711/
Wangcui675/
Vankust675/
Wongkuy672/
Vankuch671/
Vankaut671/
Wounkeu671/
Bangkau671/
Wonkouh671/
Vangkeu671/
Wonkauh671/
Baungku671/
Bangkuh671/
Vankuss670/

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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 Wanku
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