Yankoua Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Yankoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 259 | 1:80,189 | 9,838 |
| Benin | 79 | 1:130,830 | 14,100 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Yankoua (52) may also be a first name.
Yankoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yankoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yankoua occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yankoua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yankoua is the 820,032nd most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yankoua are found; 76 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 52 people.
The surname Yankoua is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 80,189. In Cameroon Yankoua is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 49 percent reside, Centre Region, where 31 percent reside and West Region, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 23 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanekoua | 93 | 2 | / |
| Yangkoua | 93 | 2 | / |
| Yankoa | 92 | 12 | / |
| Yatinkoua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yonkoua | 86 | 100 | / |
| Yankouo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Yankaou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jankoua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yankoah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yankae | 77 | 32 | / |
| Yankoe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yankao | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yongkhoua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yankouich | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yankaeo | 71 | 310 | / |
| Yankhao | 71 | 17 | / |
| Yangkae | 71 | 15 | / |
| Jankouo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jankuea | 71 | 7 | / |
| Yangkao | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yonkouo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jankuha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jonkoua | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yonkoui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankoad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankeao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankohi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yomkoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankuoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yangkhao | 67 | 73 | / |
| Yangkaeo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Yangkoet | 67 | 31 | / |
| Yanquaye | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yankayya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yankehayova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yankayaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jankooha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankhuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yankyiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yankaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankuhas | 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 Yankoua
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