Ankanka Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ankanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ankanka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ankanka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ankanka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ankanka is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankanka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ankanka live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Ankanka is mostly found in: East Region, where 94 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankanko869/
Onkanka861/
Hankankit754/
Ankankedd751/
Ongkankha751/
Ancaanca6735/
Gankonko6717/
Ankounkou6320/
Onkonko571/
Enkonko571/
Ankouchenko561/
Ancaanco5315/
Enkonkoy531/
Gonkonko531/
Homkanket504/
Anquaince501/
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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 Ankanka
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