Yankora Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Yankora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yankora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso181:1,019,56110,177
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yankora Last Name Facts

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

Yankora occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yankora click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankora? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Yankora is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yankora are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Yankora is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,019,561. In Burkina Faso Yankora is primarily found in: Centre-Sud Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yankoura932/
Yankori86341/
Yankura86141/
Yankara8624/
Yankore8624/
Yankory869/
Yancora866/
Yanıkara8074/
Yankouri801/
Yankaura801/
Yankarah801/
Yankoyri801/
Yankourou7523/
Yankorich752/
Yankorets751/
Yankari711,653/
Jankura71504/
Yancura7176/
Jankara7135/
Yonkori7121/
Yankure7117/
Yonkura7115/
Jankoro7114/
Jankore715/
Jankori715/
Iankura714/
Jankera713/
Yankuri712/
Yonkara712/
Yancori711/
Yankuro711/
Jhankara6714/
Yangkari6710/
Jangkara675/
Jankhara673/
Janckori671/
Yonkoroi671/
Jankarau671/
Jankhori671/
Jancoroa671/
Oyonkori671/
Giancora671/
Jankkura671/
Jankarai671/

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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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  • 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 Yankora
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