Al Anker Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Anker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Anker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine3771:12,0662,292
Jordan621:142,6208,276
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Anker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Anker Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Anker is most common in Palestine. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Anker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al Anker is the 636,210th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname Al Anker is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Anker live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most commonly held in Palestine, where it is borne by 377 people, or 1 in 12,066. In Palestine Al Anker is primarily concentrated in: Gaza Governorate, where 91 percent are found and North Gaza Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Palestine this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 13 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Anke931/
Al Hanke881/
Al Amkher821/
Al Anki8039/
Al Anky801/
Al Hanky75197/
Al Anqed751/
Al Anqee751/
Al Hanka751/
Al Anqa671/
Al Anqhi631/
Al Hanqa631/
Al Hanqi631/
Al Hounky591/
Al Amqi535/

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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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  • 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 Al Anker
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