Ahney Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Ahney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 296 | 1:259,400 | 19,346 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Ahney (18) may also be a first name.
Ahney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ahney is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ahney.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahney? popularity and diffusion
Ahney is the 897,852nd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ahney reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 259,400. In Iran Ahney is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 22 percent reside, Ardabil Province, where 18 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Ahney
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