Wankwe Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Wankwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 104 | 1:444,038 | 23,626 |
| Cameroon | 102 | 1:203,618 | 20,947 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Wankwe (50) may also be a first name.
Wankwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wankwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wankwe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wankwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wankwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,136,896th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wankwe live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wankwe is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name on earth, held by 50 people.
The surname Wankwe is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 444,038. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 98 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 48 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wankwie | 92 | 12 | / |
| Wangwe | 83 | 7,197 | / |
| Wankwi | 83 | 94 | / |
| Wankwa | 83 | 29 | / |
| Wonkwe | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wankue | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wangwei | 77 | 245 | / |
| Wankuea | 77 | 88 | / |
| Wangwet | 77 | 69 | / |
| Waingwe | 77 | 49 | / |
| Wangkwi | 77 | 26 | / |
| Wankoue | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wangkwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wainkwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wankwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangwes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wankwaya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wangwech | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonkweah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangwa | 67 | 971 | / |
| Wangwi | 67 | 451 | / |
| Wongwe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bankwi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wankui | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wonkwi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wanque | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonkue | 67 | 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
- 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 Wankwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis