Ancient Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Ancient Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ancient Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1951:393,75725,391
England381:1,466,26563,675
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ancient (232) may also be a first name.

Ancient Last Name Facts

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

Ancient occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ancient? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 968,490th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name Ancient is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Ancient reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ancient is also the 588,797th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 232 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 195 people, or 1 in 393,757. In Iran it is most prevalent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 29 percent reside, Gilan Province, where 29 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 21 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Ancient Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ancient has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ancient last name increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ancient Last Name Statistics demography

Ancient earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.74% more than the national average, earning R 460,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ancien92184/
Ancent927/
Ancienė864/
Ancieng861/
Hancent861/
Ancin83917/
Ancen8318/
Anchinte801/
Hanscent801/
Ancienne801/
Ancsin77616/
Anchin77471/
Anchen77274/
Hancin77250/
Hancen7779/
Anzien771/
Ancenn770/
Anchina71389/
Hanchin71369/
Ganchin71111/
Hanchen7193/
Ancheen7143/
Ganchen7128/
Hancenn7114/
Hancsin7110/
Anzienė715/
Ančienė714/
Aunchin713/
Antsien713/
Ainchen712/
Ainchin712/
Hanscen711/
Annchen711/
Antchin711/
Onncent711/
Anchind711/
Eincent711/
Honcent711/
Hanzint710/
Gantcen710/
Anzin67114/
Ganchina67111/
Ančin6760/
Anzen6726/
Ancín6711/
Ancinová6710/
Oncin6710/
Handchen6710/
Ançin677/
Ahanchin672/
Ancinova672/
Ainchina671/
Hannchen671/
Ganchion670/
Hanchion670/

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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 Ancient
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