Yankene Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Yankene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 347 | 1:52,888 | 2,303 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Yankene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yankene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yankene is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yankene? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 746,827th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yankene are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 52,888. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Est Region, where 71 percent live, Centre Region, where 19 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Burkina Faso Yankene occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankiene | 93 | 9 | / |
| Yankine | 86 | 2,318 | / |
| Yamkene | 86 | 138 | / |
| Yankena | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yankane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yankeni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jangkene | 80 | 36 | / |
| Jankiene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yonkenie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yangkeun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yanekine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yankenyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yankheng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yangkhen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yanequine | 75 | 19 | / |
| Jangkeneh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiankaine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yankani | 71 | 452 | / |
| Yankini | 71 | 158 | / |
| Yongkenoey | 71 | 41 | / |
| Jankane | 71 | 37 | / |
| Yancone | 71 | 29 | / |
| Jankeni | 71 | 8 | / |
| Yamkine | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jankena | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jankean | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yankoin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ionkene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jancene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankhen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankiné | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankanj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yancine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jonkiene | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yongkena | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jankhien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankhean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankeang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jangkena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yankhina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanquein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iangkeni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankhane | 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 Yankene
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