Yanteka Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Yanteka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Yanteka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanteka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yanteka occurs most in Benin. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanteka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Yanteka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yanteka are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 607,977. In Benin Yanteka is most common in: Borgou Department, where 94 percent reside and Atakora Department, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Benin it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yantekoa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Yantekoha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yantika | 86 | 801 | / |
| Yantoka | 86 | 6 | / |
| Janteka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yantaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yantekou | 80 | 26 | / |
| Yantekoi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Yantecoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jantekhad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jantika | 71 | 328 | / |
| Yantiko | 71 | 72 | / |
| Yantoko | 71 | 69 | / |
| Jantaka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Janthika | 67 | 40 | / |
| Giantika | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jantakha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yantikoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yantikou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Janthaka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yanticoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janntika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yontecah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jantikka | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jantikhat | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jantikatt | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jantoko | 57 | 37 | / |
| Jantako | 57 | 27 | / |
| Jantica | 57 | 24 | / |
| Yomteke | 57 | 16 | / |
| Jantiko | 57 | 5 | / |
| Jantaco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Janteco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jantice | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jantakho | 53 | 2 | / |
| Jamthika | 53 | 1 | / |
| Janthako | 53 | 1 | / |
| Yanticoi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jeantice | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hyacinthecot | 53 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Yanteka
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