Ankers Surname

192,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Ankers Surname Definition:

Anker’s (Son): v. Anker.

Ankers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4531:38,3474,987
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Wales1781:17,3851,881
Australia821:329,21628,102
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Scotland391:137,2778,372
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7051:34,5754,532
Wales461:34,0961,856
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Ankers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anker’s (Son): v. Anker.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ankers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ankers (Russian: Анкерс) is found most in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 192,952nd most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,341,378 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Ankers are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,453 people, or 1 in 38,347. In England Ankers is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 18 percent live, Cheshire, where 14 percent live and Staffordshire, where 10 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Wales, where 8 percent live.

Ankers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ankers has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 387 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 331 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ankers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ankers surname is chiefly Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ankers last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.66% being registered with the party.

The amount Ankers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning $42,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $54,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hankers92220/
Ankersø9231/
Anckers9213/
Ankerse921/
Aenckers860/
Onkers8392/
Enkers8337/
Amkers831/
Ankarås7712/
Onckers7710/
Anchers774/
Henkers772/
Hamkers771/
Gonkers771/
Henkaers7125/
Ankertje711/
Henckers711/
Ankirche571/
Honchers570/
Henckaers5325/
Eisenkerch5021/

Ankers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankers in the Russian language
Анкерсankers-

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