Family name Yankee (Janke 
, Yankee 
, Jenki 
) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Yankee is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Estonia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Brazil. Very seldom, Yankee is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Janke | Brazil, Poland, India, United States, Germany |
| Yankee | Brazil, India, Nigeria, United States, Germany |
| Jenki | Philippines, Malaysia, India, United States, Germany |
| Jankes | Brazil, Poland, India, South Africa, United States |
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daddy yankee Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and songwriter (1977–), US (b. 1977) |
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| pat yankee American jazz and blues singer, US (b. 1929) |
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| jerry yankee college basketball player (1964–1965) Air Force |
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| luke yankee American Playwright |
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| bill yankee musher |
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| thomas yankee researcher |
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| yankee b. JM (b. 1975) |
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