Ankerstein Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Canada

Ankerstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankerstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Canada531:695,20056,020
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ankerstein Last Name Facts

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

Ankerstein occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ankerstein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankerstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,374,607th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Ankerstein reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 1,118,131. In Germany it is most frequent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 21 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live and Hamburg, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Ankerstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ankerstein are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ankerstein earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 34.1% more than the national average, earning $57,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,825 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankershtein9513/
Ankiersztein911/
Ankerstain901/
Ankershteyn8614/
Ankersztejn861/
Ankierstain861/
Ankierstejn861/
Ankiersztejn8261/
Ankersztajn7613/
Ankiersztajn7321/

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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
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  • 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 Ankerstein
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