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 occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 193,751st most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,358,316 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Ankney reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,106 people, or 1 in 172,108. In The United States Ankney is mostly found in: Ohio, where 21 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside and Michigan, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Albania, where 0 percent reside.

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 surname grew 853 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ankney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ankney surname are 21.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.28% registered with the political 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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