Ankoh Surname
Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname
Ankoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Nigeria | 344 | 1:514,950 | 25,488 |
| Cameroon | 340 | 1:61,085 | 7,823 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Ankoh (10) may also be a first name.
Ankoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ankoh is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankoh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ankoh is the 288,583rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,483,481 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ankoh live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ankoh is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 10 people.
Ankoh is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Apart from Ghana Ankoh occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 26 percent reside.
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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 Ankoh
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