Ankang Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ankang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon621:334,98530,391
China41:341,830,39216,990
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

Ankang is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ankang is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Ankang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ankang live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ankang is also the 35,872nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 21,461 people.

The surname Ankang is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 334,985. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 69 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 27 percent are found and East Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in China, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angkang92644/
Hankang9221/
Ankaing924/
Gankang921/
Ankhang921/
Hangkang8613/
Gankhang867/
Hankhang862/
Ganckang861/
Ainekang861/
Ankong83240/
Ancang8364/
Enkang837/
Amkang834/
Engkang77225/
Ongkang7725/
Henkang7711/
Hancang779/
Ainkong775/
Gankong774/
Ankhong774/
Hamkang773/
Gancang772/
Aunkong772/
Ankoung772/
Ankeing772/
Hankong771/
Anckong771/
Honkang771/
Onkhang771/
Ankuong771/
Aungkasing751/
Gonkgang71111/
Hongkang7112/
Hankhong7110/
Ainkhong719/
Gongkang713/
Hankoung711/
Aunkhong711/
Anhquang711/
Engkhang711/
Oengkang711/
Atinkong711/
Onkong67261/
Encang67213/
Amkong6763/
Ancong6755/
Enkong6727/
Ongkasing6722/
Oncang679/
Ankomg671/
Gongkgang671/
Hongkhang671/

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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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