Ankner Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ankner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2431:331,29832,825
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Austria191:448,18144,644
France141:4,744,480251,814
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Ankner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ankner occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ankner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 598,302nd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Ankner reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ankner is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 331,298. In Germany Ankner is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 44 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 42 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Ankner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ankner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ankner surname rose 719 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ankner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ankner last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ankner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 30.86% more than the national average, earning $56,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.14% more than the national average, earning $63,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anckner92137/
Hankner9239/
Anknert924/
Ankhner921/
Enkner8340/
Henkner77136/
Enckner770/
Henckner711/
Hankinnir672/
Hencner6222/

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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 Ankner
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