Ankney Surname

193,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ankney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1061:172,10817,354
Canada591:624,50251,218
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

Ankney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ankney is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ankney.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ankney is the 193,751st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,358,316 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Ankney reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Ankney is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,106 people, or 1 in 172,108. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 21 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live and Michigan, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Albania, where 0 percent live.

Ankney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ankney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 853 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ankney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ankney are 21.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.28% registered with the party.

The amount Ankney earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $40,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.28% more than the national average, earning $57,772 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hankney921/
Anckney920/
Ankne915/
Amkney833/
Anknyi831/
Anckner77137/
Hankner7739/
Ankhner771/
Ankenny770/
Ankna732/
Hankenne7159/
Hankness710/
Amckinney672/
Anknis671/
Hankna671/
Annknecht670/
Ankenna628/
Ankėnas626/
Hounkne621/
Hanknis621/
Osinknea571/
Hancness571/
Enkna552/
Enqne551/
Ankėnaitė531/
Anquni5093/

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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 Ankney
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