Ankara Surname

235,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ankara Surname User-submission:

The Ankara surname is derived from a geographical locality. It means 'of Ankara'.

Ankara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,5031:51,7775,104
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
India121:63,922,115578,870
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ankara (943) may also be a first name.

Ankara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ankara surname is derived from a geographical locality. It means 'of Ankara'.

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Ankara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ankara (Georgian: ანკარა, Hindi: अंकारा, Marathi: अंकूरा, Oriya: ଅରା) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,783rd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,271,715 people. The last name Ankara is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Ankara live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Ankara is also the 263,138th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 943 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,503 people, or 1 in 51,777. In Turkey Ankara is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ankara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankara in the Georgian language
ანკარაankara-
Ankara in the Marathi language
अंकूराankura-
Ankara in the Hindi language
अंकाराankara66.67
अंकराankara33.33
Ankara in the Oriya language
ଅରାara54.55
ଆାରାaara27.27
ଅାରାaara9.09
ଅରାତାିaratai9.09

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