Ankem Surname

158,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ankem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,6891:285,26016,200
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ankem (125) may also be a first name.

Ankem Last Name Facts

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

Ankem (Marathi: अण्केम) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 158,213th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,638,503 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ankem are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 832,731st most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 125 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 2,689 people, or 1 in 285,260. In India Ankem is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 90 percent reside, Telangana, where 8 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 0 percent reside. Not including India this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Ankem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ankem last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ankem earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.23% more than the national average, earning $48,424 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gankem9132/
Ankeme9120/
Ankeem914/
Ankemm914/
Ankiem911/
Ankeam911/
Hankem910/
Angkhem8310/
Aungkem832/
Asinkem831/
Hankeem831/
Ainkhem831/
Ankim8053/
Ancem806/
Enkem803/
Onkem802/
Ankym801/
Atemnkem771/
Ainekeme771/
Angkim7340/
Ankhim7340/
Ankhym7315/
Engkem7314/
Enkeum7312/
Anchem737/
Hankim735/
Hancem734/
Amkkem734/
Aamkem733/
Ankkim733/
Amkeem732/
Ankime731/
Onkhem731/
Onkeme731/
Henkem731/
Ankyom731/
Ankiom731/
Anhkim731/
Ankaim730/
Ainchem671/
Atemkem671/
Ancheim671/
Heankim670/

Ankem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankem in the Marathi language
अण्केमankema66.67
अंकेमankema33.33

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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 Ankem
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