Yankah Surname

101,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Yankah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yankah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,5031:6,001827
United States731:4,965,191254,179
England651:857,20145,134
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Yankah (47) may also be a first name.

Yankah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yankah is found most in Ghana. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 101,045th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,560,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Yankah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yankah is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 47 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 4,503 people, or 1 in 6,001. Beside Ghana Yankah exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Yankah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yankah are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Yankah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning $37,162 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yankaha926/
Yamnkah921/
Yanka915,069/
Yankhath861/
Yankai831,616/
Yankaç83307/
Yankho83172/
Yankaş83115/
Yangka83102/
Yankaa8361/
Yankay8359/
Yaneka8356/
Yahnka8324/
Yankoh8313/
Yankoa8312/
Jankah839/
Yancah831/
Yamkah831/
Yannka831/
Hyanka831/
Yoangka7773/
Yamkach7751/
Jankhah7737/
Yangkai7724/
Yankatt7720/
Yongkah7713/
Yankaus7712/
Ayyanka778/
Yankhay777/
Aiyanka777/
Yancath776/
Yasynka776/
Yangkau773/
Yangcah771/
Yaankaa771/
Yanekha771/
Yankeuh771/
Jangkah771/
Janka737,472/
Yanko736,647/
Yanca73737/
Yonka73492/
Yanqa733/
Ianka730/
Yahounka716/
Yiangkay715/
Yiangkai712/
Goyyanka711/
Jahankah711/
Jiankhah711/
Yasinkay711/
Aiyankaa711/
Yangkhai711/
Yancheah711/
Jangkhah711/
Aaiankah711/
Yankoich710/
Yankey6721,535/
Yankeu67587/
Yankou67420/
Yongka67330/
Jangka67210/
Yancai67134/
Jankai67116/
Yohnka67103/
Yankoi67101/
Jankay6798/
Iankaa6772/
Jhanka6757/
Jankaj6750/
Yancas6747/
Jankač6743/
Yancay6736/
Yaneko6732/
Jankho6728/
Jahankhah6723/
Jankaš6723/
Yanhko6716/
Jahnka6716/
Yankoo6714/
Yaneca6710/
Jannka676/
Yankoy675/
Jankad675/
Yanqua674/
Eangka674/
Jankka673/
Yamkea673/
Ayonka673/
Yonkai673/
Yangko673/
Gianka673/
Jankha672/
Yankuo672/
Yonkap672/
Yangqa672/
Ihanka671/
Eankha671/
Jankoh671/
Yonkoh671/
Yangca671/
Yancko671/
Yhanca671/
Yancca671/
Hianka671/
Iannka671/
Yankei670/

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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 Yankah
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