Ankersen Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ankersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark5271:10,7111,012
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Norway281:183,65321,594
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ankersen Last Name Facts

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

Ankersen (Russian: Анкерсен) is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankersen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 421,746th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,865,628 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Ankersen are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Ankersen is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is borne by 527 people, or 1 in 10,711. In Denmark it is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 45 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 20 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent are found. Not including Denmark this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Ankersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ankersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ankersen last name expanded 6,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ankersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ankersen surname are 41.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ankersen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.45% less than the national average, earning 282,217 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.7% more than the national average, earning $50,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $53,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ankersen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankersen in the Russian language
Анкерсенankersen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ankersen
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