Ankere Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Ankere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Ankere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ankere has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankere? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Ankere reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Ankere is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 91 percent are found and Gulf, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 32 percent are found and The Congo, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Ankere
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