Ankell Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ankell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ankell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ankell has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ankell is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ankell are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Ankell is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Ankell is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 80 percent live and Stockholm County, where 20 percent live. Beside Sweden this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Ukraine, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hankell929/
Gankell920/
Ankel91282/
Hankel832,750/
Ancell831,760/
Ankiel83303/
Angkel8335/
Ankill8310/
Enkell838/
Amkell835/
Gankel833/
Ankkel831/
Aenkel831/
Aunkel831/
Ankl804/
Hanckel77457/
Enckell77251/
Henkell77110/
Anchell7780/
Hainkel7728/
Hancell7718/
Ankehel774/
Hankiel774/
Ainckel771/
Haenkel770/
Hannkel770/
Ancel736,241/
Enkel73515/
Onkel73271/
Ankil73145/
Hankl73116/
Anqel731/
Henckell71260/
Hanchell71189/
Ankelova713/
Henkel6739,273/
Anchel67324/
Angkil67214/
Hancel67199/
Ancill67170/
Engkel67170/
Gonkel6735/
Hankil675/
Onckel673/
Aankil673/
Enkill671/
Enckel671/
Anquel671/
Ancuel671/
Angkelova671/
Oinkel671/
Honkel671/
Ahncel671/
Ankleh671/
Oonkel671/
Onkiel671/
Hanckl671/
Enkiel671/
Ankiol671/
Anncel670/
Hannchell670/

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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 Ankell
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