Anancy Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Anancy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Anancy (112) may also be a first name.
Anancy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anancy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anancy occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anancy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Anancy is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Anancy is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Anancy reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 885,979th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 112 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Anancy is most prevalent in: California, where 50 percent are found and Washington, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annancy | 92 | 783 | / |
| Aunancy | 92 | 12 | / |
| Ananca | 83 | 299 | / |
| Anance | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ananci | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ananchi | 77 | 40 | / |
| Ganance | 77 | 38 | / |
| Annance | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ananjay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Anansce | 77 | 5 | / |
| Anancie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gananci | 77 | 1 | / |
| Agnance | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anantca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Asnance | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anansey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onanchy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anancet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ananchai | 71 | 193 | / |
| Ananchit | 71 | 31 | / |
| Ananchio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hananchi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hanaanca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganancea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anantche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Annansey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anansuiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganganci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaynance | 71 | 0 | / |
| Anangi | 67 | 3,641 | / |
| Añanca | 67 | 1,291 | / |
| Ananze | 67 | 106 | / |
| Anange | 67 | 75 | / |
| Anansi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Anansa | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ananji | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ananza | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ananse | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ainancheh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ananzi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Anonce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anhantchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onance | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunanchai | 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
- 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 Anancy
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