Ankang Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Ankang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 62 | 1:334,985 | 30,391 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ankang (21,461) may also be a first name.
Ankang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ankang is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ankang live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 35,872nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 21,461 people.
Ankang is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 334,985. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 69 percent live, Southwest Region, where 27 percent live and East Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in China, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angkang | 92 | 644 | / |
| Hankang | 92 | 21 | / |
| Ankaing | 92 | 4 | / |
| Gankang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ankhang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hangkang | 86 | 13 | / |
| Gankhang | 86 | 7 | / |
| Hankhang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ganckang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ainekang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ankong | 83 | 240 | / |
| Ancang | 83 | 64 | / |
| Enkang | 83 | 7 | / |
| Amkang | 83 | 4 | / |
| Engkang | 77 | 225 | / |
| Ongkang | 77 | 25 | / |
| Henkang | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hancang | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ainkong | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gankong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ankhong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hamkang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gancang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aunkong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ankoung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ankeing | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hankong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anckong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honkang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onkhang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ankuong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aungkasing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gonkgang | 71 | 111 | / |
| Hongkang | 71 | 12 | / |
| Hankhong | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ainkhong | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gongkang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hankoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aunkhong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anhquang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Engkhang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oengkang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atinkong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onkong | 67 | 261 | / |
| Encang | 67 | 213 | / |
| Amkong | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ancong | 67 | 55 | / |
| Enkong | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ongkasing | 67 | 22 | / |
| Oncang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ankomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gongkgang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongkhang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ankang
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