Ankan Surname
Approximately 693 people bear this surname
Ankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Turkey | 216 | 1:360,284 | 22,523 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Ankan (7,049) may also be a first name.
Ankan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ankan (Arabic: عنكان, Bengali: অঙ্কন, Hindi: अंकन, Marathi: अंकन, Oriya: ଅନ) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 481,056th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Ankan live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 77,211th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 7,049 people.
The last name Ankan is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Barring Bangladesh this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 31 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ankan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ankan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅନ | ana | - |
| Ankan in the Hindi language | ||
| अंकन | ankana | 88.43 |
| अंकण | ankana | 5.79 |
| आंकण | ankana | 3.31 |
| आंकन | ankana | 1.65 |
| Ankan in the Marathi language | ||
| अंकन | ankana | 85.71 |
| अंकण | ankana | 4.76 |
| अनकन | anakana | 4.76 |
| अंकान | ankana | 4.76 |
| Ankan in the Bengali language | ||
| অঙ্কন | ankana | 77.27 |
| অঙ্কণ | ankana | 11.36 |
| অংকন | ankana | 11.36 |
| Ankan in the Arabic language | ||
| عنكان | nkan | - |
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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 Ankan
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