Yankene Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Yankene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yankene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso3471:52,8882,303
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Yankene Last Name Facts

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

Yankene is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankene? popularity and diffusion

Yankene is the 746,827th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yankene live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Yankene is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 52,888. In Burkina Faso Yankene is mostly found in: Centre-Est Region, where 71 percent reside, Centre Region, where 19 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

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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
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