Yankara Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Yankara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
Yankara (11) may also be a first name.
Yankara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yankara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yankara occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yankara? popularity and diffusion
Yankara is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yankara are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Yankara is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 85 percent live and Adamawa, where 8 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 21 percent live and Benin, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanıkara | 93 | 74 | / |
| Yankarah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yankaura | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yankari | 86 | 1,653 | / |
| Jankara | 86 | 35 | / |
| Yankora | 86 | 28 | / |
| Yonkara | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jhankara | 80 | 14 | / |
| Yangkari | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jangkara | 80 | 5 | / |
| Jankhara | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yankoura | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jankarau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jankarai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jhankhara | 75 | 22 | / |
| Wanyakara | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ayyamkara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jankaro | 71 | 532 | / |
| Yankori | 71 | 341 | / |
| Yancari | 71 | 88 | / |
| Jankari | 71 | 80 | / |
| Yancare | 71 | 41 | / |
| Yankore | 71 | 24 | / |
| Jhankharay | 71 | 17 | / |
| Jhankharai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jhankharas | 71 | 9 | / |
| Yankory | 71 | 9 | / |
| Jhankharau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yancora | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jankera | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jhankharat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jankare | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yonkari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamkara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jancara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jateenkara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhankharap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankkari | 67 | 48 | / |
| Jhankari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jhankare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jankarro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yankoyri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yankouri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yancares | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jancaras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehankare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankhare | 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 Yankara
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