Ankel Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1171:177,51318,775
Germany881:914,83564,706
India171:45,121,493474,784
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Ankel (122) may also be a first name.

Ankel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ankel (Hindi: अंकेल, Marathi: एन्केल, Russian: Анкель) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 933,049th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name Ankel occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Ankel reside; 41 percent reside in Central Africa and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ankel is also the 844,248th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 122 people.

It is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon Ankel is most prevalent in: East Region, where 62 percent live, Centre Region, where 37 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Ankel occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Ankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ankel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ankel surname fell 6 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ankel Last Name Statistics demography

Ankel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.73% less than the national average, earning $29,028 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hankel912,750/
Ankiel91303/
Angkel9135/
Ankell917/
Gankel913/
Aunkel911/
Ankkel911/
Aenkel911/
Ankl894/
Hanckel83457/
Hainkel8328/
Hankell839/
Hankiel834/
Ankehel834/
Ainckel831/
Hannkel830/
Haenkel830/
Gankell830/
Ancel806,241/
Enkel80515/
Onkel80271/
Ankil80145/
Hankl80116/
Anqel801/
Ankelova773/
Henkel7339,273/
Ancell731,760/
Anchel73324/
Angkil73214/
Hancel73199/
Engkel73170/
Gonkel7335/
Ankill7310/
Enkell738/
Hankil735/
Amkell735/
Aankil733/
Onckel733/
Oonkel731/
Enckel731/
Anquel731/
Ankleh731/
Ankiol731/
Enkiel731/
Hanckl731/
Onkiel731/
Ancuel731/
Ahncel731/
Honkel731/
Oinkel731/
Anncel730/
Angkelova711/
Henckel672,075/
Heinkel671,723/
Henkiel67287/
Enckell67251/
Amkl67162/
Henkell67110/
Anchell6780/
Hajncel6754/
Gonckel6738/
Hancell6718/
Hanchel679/
Hengkel676/
Enkl671/
Onkl671/
Gangkil671/
Hamckel671/

Ankel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankel in the Hindi language
अंकेलankela66.67
आंकेलankela33.33
Ankel in the Marathi language
एन्केलenkela66.67
अंकेलankela33.33
Ankel in the Russian language
Анкельankel-

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