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Where Does The Last Name Yankey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yankey (Tibetan: གཡང་སྐྱིད།) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Yankey is the 25,060^th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 338,405 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Yankey reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277^th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 188 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 19,812 people, or 1 in 1,364. Other than Ghana this surname exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Yankey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Yankey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yankey surname grew 821 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yankey Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Yankey last name are 16.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yankey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.8% less than the national average, earning R 7,608 per year; in United States they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $38,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.34% less than the national average, earning $42,060 CAD per year.