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
The surname Ankeng is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankeng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ankeng live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ankeng is also the 599,828th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 225 people.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 989,003. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 81 percent live, Northwest Region, where 14 percent live and East Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Ankeng is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Ankeng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ankeng has changed over time. 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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