Family name Yankey (Yankey 
) , all over the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Yankey is habitual in Ghana, where it is quite a common surname, Ivory Coast, where it is quite a rare surname, and Papua New Guinea. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ghana, the United States, and Ivory Coast. Very seldom, Yankey is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Yankey | United States, India, Ghana, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast |
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rachel yankey English international association football player (born 1979), GB (b. 1979) |
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david yankey American football player, offensive lineman, US (b. 1992) |
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| diana yankey Ghanaian hurdler, GH (b. 1967) |
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| daniel yankey Ghana Black Stars Equipment Officer, GH |
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| george yankey former Ghanaian Minister for Health, GH |
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