Ankei Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Ankei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 38 | 1:3,364,324 | 34,461 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ankei (144) may also be a first name.
Ankei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ankei (Oriya: ଅେ) is most common in Japan. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Ankei live; 70 percent live in East Asia and 70 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Ankei is also the 769,375th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 144 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 3,364,324. In Japan Ankei is primarily concentrated in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 87 percent are found, Saga Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Toyama Prefecture, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ankei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ankei in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅେ | ae | - |
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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 Ankei
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