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
Yankara is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yankara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yankara is the 4,034,050th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. Yankara is also the 3,487,849th most common first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Yankara is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 85 percent live and Adamawa, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs 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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- 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