Ancans Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Ancans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ancans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia4071:5,037698
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Ancāns (2) are calculated separately.

Ancans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ancans is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Ancāns. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ancans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 660,498th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. The last name Ancans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Ancans are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most common in Latvia, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 5,037. In Latvia Ancans is most numerous in: Latgale, where 68 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 24 percent are found and Semigallia, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Latvia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Ancans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ancans surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ancans earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ancāns942/
Ancians922/
Ancons8314/
Anzans834/
Anžans831/
Ankans831/
Andzans77640/
Andžans778/
Antsans775/
Hanjans771/
Hankans771/
Encains771/
Andzhans719/
Aynsanse711/
Ankams673/
Ankons672/
Anzons671/

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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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  • 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 Ancans
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