Yankwa Surname
1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon
Yankwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 91 | 1:228,232 | 22,810 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankway | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yankwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yangwa | 83 | 663 | / |
| Yonkwa | 83 | 66 | / |
| Yankwi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Yankwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yankwo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yankua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yangwai | 77 | 58 | / |
| Jankhwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yangkwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eankwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yankuah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yankwich | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ajonkwoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankgbah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankwizz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yangua | 67 | 3,130 | / |
| Yangba | 67 | 2,671 | / |
| Jangwa | 67 | 986 | / |
| Yongwa | 67 | 579 | / |
| Yangwe | 67 | 223 | / |
| Jankua | 67 | 90 | / |
| Yangwo | 67 | 81 | / |
| Yangwi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Yonkwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yonkwi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yankue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yanqua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jonkwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yankui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yamgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yankuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanyangwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jankwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jankwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiangwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iangwa | 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 Yankwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis