Ankener Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ankener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ankener Last Name Facts

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

Ankener is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ankener.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankener? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Ankener is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Ankener are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ankener is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Ankener is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 81 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Ankener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ankener has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ankener last name rose 163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ankener Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Ankener earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.31% more than the national average, earning $62,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hankener931/
Ankene9264/
Ankeney86507/
Ankenge864/
Ankiene861/
Hankene860/
Henkener8062/
Ankeny771,270/
Ancene77176/
Ankena7744/
Ankeni774/
Ankine771/
Gankinger750/
Onkenge7145/
Gankine7113/
Anceney718/
Ankaine711/
Anciner711/
Ankines711/
Ankeini711/
Ainkeny710/
Hankine710/
Hanciner6710/
Hankines6710/
Asenkeny672/
Asinkine671/
Atimkene671/
Hankinet671/

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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 Ankener
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