Ankeli Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ankeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8741:202,68112,123
England71:7,959,723202,100
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ankeli (380) may also be a first name.

Ankeli Last Name Facts

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

Ankeli occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankeli? popularity and diffusion

Ankeli is the 396,526th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,197,464 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ankeli live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 444,827th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 380 people.

The last name Ankeli is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 874 people, or 1 in 202,681. In Nigeria Ankeli is primarily found in: Benue, where 66 percent are found, Kaduna, where 9 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankheli9225/
Hankeli925/
Gankeli921/
Ankeeli921/
Ankieli921/
Ankhelyi8679/
Ankali832,080/
Ankele83994/
Ankili83591/
Ankela8391/
Ankoli8338/
Enkeli8320/
Amkeli839/
Anceli836/
Onkeli831/
Ankely831/
Anketelli801/
Hankoli77260/
Ankhili77177/
Hankali77147/
Gankili77119/
Hankele7793/
Ankiele7783/
Hankela7734/
Ankeela7720/
Ankaali7716/
Enkheli7711/
Ancelai778/
Hankili778/
Enkkeli777/
Ancheli772/
Aankali772/
Ankeler771/
Ankiliz771/
Angkili771/
Angkali771/
Onkelis771/
Ankkela771/
Ankkali771/
Ankalli771/
Ankelaa771/
Ankhali771/
Ánkhelyi7121/
Ankelhed715/
Angkilis713/
Ahankali712/
Hankaliy711/
Haunkali711/
Angkeles711/
Haankali711/
Ankettle710/
Ankelett710/
Hankeler710/
Ankale671,833/
Enkali671,208/
Ancely67326/
Ancali67189/
Onkili6788/
Ancele6787/
Ancelj6770/
Ankole6741/
Ankila6735/
Onkela6719/
Enkoli6718/
Amkili6715/
Anqali6712/
Ankile6711/
Onkele675/
Ankily674/
Enkele673/
Ancili673/
Hankhaali671/
Önceli671/
Onkali671/
Anqili671/

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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 Ankeli
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