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
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.
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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