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
Ankayan is most common in Niger. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankayan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ankayan is the 10,311,814th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Ankayan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Ankayan live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ankayan is also the 3,159,357th most common first name on earth, held by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent live. Barring Niger this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.
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 | / |
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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 Ankayan
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