Yankou Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yankou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yankou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1911:108,73912,726
Ivory Coast1261:183,1058,078
Benin421:246,08621,801
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France11:66,422,722504,397
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Yankou (108) may also be a first name.

Yankou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yankou (Russian: Янкоу) is found most in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yankou is the 701,000th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Yankou are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yankou is also the 904,892nd most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 108 people.

Yankou is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 108,739. In Cameroon Yankou is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent are found, Centre Region, where 30 percent are found and West Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 30 percent are found and Benin, where 10 percent are found.

Yankou Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yankou earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $40,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.6% more than the national average, earning $64,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiankou928/
Yankoue925/
Yanko916,647/
Yanku91504/
Yanckous864/
Yankeu83587/
Yankho83172/
Yankoi83101/
Yonkou8393/
Yangku8339/
Yaneku8334/
Yaneko8332/
Yanhko8316/
Yankoo8314/
Yankoh8313/
Yankuu8312/
Yankoa8312/
Jankou8310/
Yankhu839/
Yankoe839/
Yankup837/
Yankue836/
Yancou836/
Yankoy835/
Yankui833/
Yangko833/
Yankuo832/
Yancko831/
Yasynko77252/
Yankoyt77118/
Giankou7755/
Yasinko7751/
Yamkoue7749/
Yankoji7733/
Yanecko7728/
Yankhup7719/
Yiankos7712/
Yankaus7712/
Iankous776/
Aiyanko776/
Yatenko774/
Yangkui774/
Yonkoue774/
Yaşenko774/
Ayyanku773/
Yangkau773/
Yangkuo771/
Yankoye771/
Yangkhu771/
Yankeuh771/
Yankoya771/
Yankoyi771/
Yiancou771/
Jiankou771/
Yankoit771/
Janko738,232/
Yanka735,069/
Janku731,208/
Yonko73652/
Yanco73406/
Ianko73327/
Yancu7344/
Yonku738/
Ianku731/
Yanqo731/
Yachenko71164/
Giannkou7114/
Jiangkou7114/
Yankoits718/
Giangkou717/
Yankoyts715/
Yhatenko715/
Hyankoya712/
Youonkou712/
Yankojee711/
Yassenko711/
Yahankeu711/
Yamkouet711/
Yangkoit711/
Yangkuyi711/
Agiankou711/
Aheyanko711/
Hyatenko711/
Yankoich710/
Yankey6721,535/
Yankee676,110/
Yankah674,671/
Yangco672,583/
Yonkeu672,332/
Jancko671,672/
Yankai671,616/
Yancos671,364/
Jankus671,326/
Yankaç67307/
Yankie67300/
Jankuj67119/
Yankaş67115/
Yonkus67114/
Jankoś67104/
Yangka67102/
Jangku6784/
Jhanko6783/
Yankaa6761/
Yankay6759/
Yaneka6756/
Jankoo6741/
Yanceu6736/
Jangko6736/
Yankae6732/
Jankho6728/
Jancou6728/
Ajonko6728/
Yahnka6724/
Yamkeu6724/
Jankko6720/
Oyonko6717/
Yongko6714/
Jankuš679/
Jhanku677/
Yoncko675/
Yamkoi675/
Yankij675/
Jankui675/
Yaychenko674/
Yanqua674/
Yonkui674/
Yangkhayo674/
Jankue674/
Yaschinko673/
Jankoe673/
Yankye673/
Aiyankoya673/
Jankuo673/
Yancui673/
Yongku672/
Ayonko672/
Iankhu672/
Gianku672/
Jankco672/
Yashcenko671/
Jankhu671/
Jannku671/
Iankoy671/
Yamkui671/
Yancus671/
Yonkhu671/
Yoonku671/
Jeanko671/
Jankuś671/
Jankeu671/
Jankoh671/
Jonkou671/
Yonkoe671/
Yonkoh671/
Yassinkeu671/
Yamkop671/
Yancco671/
Yankujije671/
Yancoo671/
Aiyamkhou671/
Ajonku671/
Yannka671/
Jankod671/
Hyanka671/
Yankei670/

Yankou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yankou in the Russian language
Янкоуankou-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yankou
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