Ankeng Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Ankeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Ankeng (225) may also be a first name.
Ankeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ankeng is found most in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankeng? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ankeng is the 4,116,508th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ankeng are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 599,828th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 225 people.
The surname Ankeng is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon Ankeng is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 81 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 14 percent are found and East Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Ankeng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ankeng has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ankeng last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angkeng | 92 | 45 | / |
| Gankeng | 92 | 20 | / |
| Hankeng | 92 | 4 | / |
| Amnkeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Angkieng | 86 | 7 | / |
| Hangkeng | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ankengue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anking | 83 | 34 | / |
| Ankyng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Achenkeng | 80 | 17 | / |
| Angking | 77 | 690 | / |
| Engkeng | 77 | 159 | / |
| Hanking | 77 | 137 | / |
| Ongkeng | 77 | 17 | / |
| Hanceng | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ancheng | 77 | 5 | / |
| Henkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ganking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enkieng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aunking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ateehnkeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hengkeng | 71 | 672 | / |
| Hancheng | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hounkeng | 71 | 12 | / |
| Angcheng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hangking | 71 | 2 | / |
| Honkueng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asenking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ancing | 67 | 160 | / |
| Amking | 67 | 87 | / |
| Enking | 67 | 82 | / |
| Anqing | 67 | 14 | / |
| Onceng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onking | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onkhng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hangcheng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aimkng | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ankeng
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