Ankane Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Ankane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
Ankane (28) may also be a first name.
Ankane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ankane (Marathi: अंकणे) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ankane.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ankane are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 738,154. In Niger it is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 42 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 35 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ankane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ankane in the Marathi language | ||
| अंकणे | ankane | 66.67 |
| शंकर | sankara | 33.33 |
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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 Ankane
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