Ankay Surname
Approximately 790 people bear this surname
Ankay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 661 | 1:117,733 | 9,856 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Northern Cyprus | 9 | 1:35,446 | 7,326 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Ankay (69) may also be a first name.
Ankay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ankay (Hindi: अंकया, Marathi: अंकय) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ankay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 434,913th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Ankay live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Ankay is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 69 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 117,733. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Van Province, where 17 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found and Gaziantep Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Ankay is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.
Ankay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ankay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ankay last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ankay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ankay in the Hindi language | ||
| अंकया | ankaya | - |
| Ankay in the Marathi language | ||
| अंकय | ankaya | - |
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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 Ankay
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