Ankayan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ankayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ankayan (13) may also be a first name.
Ankayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ankayan is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ankayan is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ankayan reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Ankayan is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 13 people.
The last name Ankayan is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Ankayan is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Niger Ankayan occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankayane | 93 | 5 | / |
| Angkayan | 93 | 4 | / |
| Angkayang | 88 | 6 | / |
| Ancayan | 86 | 192 | / |
| Ankaian | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ankoyan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ankuyan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Enkayan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Angcayan | 80 | 25 | / |
| Aumkayan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Angkajan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Angkuyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Angkayun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ankain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ankyen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aumkhayan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gankhuyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hankaen | 71 | 9 | / |
| Enkayon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ankaing | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ancajan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aunkaen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angkean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angkain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hankain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anceyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oncayan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enkoyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Angcajan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Asenkain | 67 | 9 | / |
| Angkajun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amkhiyan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Angkayum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ankhayom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hancıyan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hanciyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haunkaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aunkaihn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounkayen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankajeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongkayen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongcayan | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Ankayan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis