Yenku Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Yenku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yenku (66) may also be a first name.
Yenku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yenku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yenku is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yenku? popularity and diffusion
Yenku is the 2,909,720th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yenku are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yenku is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 66 people.
This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 472,024. In Cameroon Yenku is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 2 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayenku | 91 | 197 | / |
| Hyenku | 91 | 6 | / |
| Yenkou | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yengku | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yenkeu | 91 | 3 | / |
| Eyenku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Enku | 89 | 278 | / |
| Oyenkeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yienkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Engku | 80 | 142 | / |
| Genku | 80 | 67 | / |
| Jenku | 80 | 65 | / |
| Enkou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Aenku | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yencu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Enkuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Enkau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eunku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jenkou | 73 | 207 | / |
| Ayunku | 73 | 169 | / |
| Jengku | 73 | 52 | / |
| Ayanku | 73 | 15 | / |
| Engkau | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jenkut | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oyanku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Jenkus | 73 | 6 | / |
| Enkeuh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yemkeu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oyinku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yemkou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jenkui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Genkou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eyanku | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayinku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yencup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eunkut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Engkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Engkuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihenku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajenku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jenkuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gengku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Genkeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Encu | 67 | 3,700 | / |
| Hoyinku | 67 | 13 | / |
| Goyanku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayonkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayemkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeunkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeunkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heunkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yemkout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayuncku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyaunku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jenkuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jenkuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahaenku | 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
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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 Yenku
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