Wankyo Surname

356,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wankyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wankyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9361:56,5626,153
Kenya511:905,48833,171
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wankyo (1,804) may also be a first name.

Wankyo Last Name Facts

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

Wankyo is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 356,452nd most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,151,664 people. The last name Wankyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wankyo reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 179,873rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 1,804 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 936 people, or 1 in 56,562. In Tanzania Wankyo is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 71 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Wankyo Last Name Statistics demography

Wankyo earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.76% more than the national average, earning $66,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankya831,821/
Wankio83880/
Bankyo831/
Wankeo831/
Wangkeo7723/
Wankeao7715/
Waankya771/
Wankaiya719/
Wankhieo711/
Hwankeao711/
Wangkeao711/
Weankeao711/
Wankheeo711/
Vankio671/
Weangkeao671/
Vankeo671/
Wanqeo671/
Vankya671/

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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 Wankyo
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