Ankai Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Ankai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
The alternate forms: Ankaï (1) are calculated separately.
Ankai (186) may also be a first name.
Ankai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ankai (Hindi: अंकिता, Marathi: अंकाई) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can appear as: Ankaï. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankai? popularity and diffusion
Ankai is the 1,765,740th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Ankai are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ankai is also the 667,122nd most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 186 people.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 324,517. In Cameroon Ankai is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 97 percent reside, East Region, where 2 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ankai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ankai in the Marathi language | ||
| अंकाई | anka'i | - |
| Ankai in the Hindi language | ||
| अंकिता | ankita | 50 |
| अंकित | ankita | 50 |
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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 Ankai
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