Ankani Surname
Approximately 2,033 people bear this surname
Ankani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,977 | 1:387,995 | 20,668 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ankani (156) may also be a first name.
Ankani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ankani (Bengali: অঙ্কনী, Hindi: अंकनी, Marathi: नानकानी) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 204,371st most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,584,627 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ankani reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 735,679th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 156 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 1,977 people, or 1 in 387,995. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 82 percent reside, Telangana, where 17 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Apart from India it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ankani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ankani in the Bengali language | ||
| অঙ্কনী | ankani | - |
| Ankani in the Hindi language | ||
| अंकनी | ankani | - |
| Ankani in the Marathi language | ||
| नानकानी | nanakani | 66.67 |
| अंकनी | ankani | 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
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- 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 Ankani
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