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 last name Ankane (Marathi: अंकणे) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,876,555th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ankane live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ankane is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 28 people.
Ankane is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 738,154. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 42 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 35 percent live and Zinder Region, where 23 percent live. Apart from Niger it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.
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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