Yankeng Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Yankeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Yankeng (733) may also be a first name.
Yankeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yankeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yankeng is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yankeng? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yankeng is the 3,100,440th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yankeng live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 304,274th most widespread forename globally, held by 733 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 532,540. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 54 percent live, Southwest Region, where 28 percent live and West Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Yankeng is found in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankengue | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yangkaeng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yanceng | 86 | 49 | / |
| Yanking | 86 | 34 | / |
| Yamkeng | 86 | 15 | / |
| Jankeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yangceng | 80 | 186 | / |
| Yancheng | 80 | 23 | / |
| Jangkeng | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jankaeng | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jankueng | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ajonkeng | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yangking | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yangcheng | 75 | 30 | / |
| Ajongkeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ajiankeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yanqing | 71 | 99 | / |
| Iamkeng | 71 | 5 | / |
| Janking | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jamkeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yancing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jianceng | 67 | 51 | / |
| Iancheng | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yangqing | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jangking | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yonkings | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yanquing | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jongkeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yongceng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jionkeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanching | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeanking | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankyong | 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 Yankeng
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