Ankjær Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Ankjær Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 178 | 1:31,712 | 3,296 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Ankjær Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankjær Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ankjær occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ankjær.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankjær? popularity and diffusion
Ankjær is the 1,257,535th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ankjær are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Ankjær is most frequent in Denmark, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 31,712. In Denmark Ankjær is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 48 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 25 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Denmark it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent reside and China, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankjærø | 92 | 7 | / |
| Enkjær | 83 | 1 | / |
| Engkjær | 77 | 64 | / |
| Anker | 73 | 7,278 | / |
| Ankir | 73 | 1,275 | / |
| Ankre | 73 | 38 | / |
| Hanker | 67 | 590 | / |
| Ancker | 67 | 407 | / |
| Hankir | 67 | 359 | / |
| Ankert | 67 | 332 | / |
| Angker | 67 | 110 | / |
| Ankier | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ankyor | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ankere | 67 | 28 | / |
| Angkir | 67 | 26 | / |
| Anåker | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ankhir | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ganker | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ankreh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ankeer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ankire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ankuir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ankeir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Asnker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eanker | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ankjær
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