Ankoko Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Ankoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Niger191:1,010,10622,252

Ankoko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ankoko is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankoko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ankoko reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Ankoko is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 97 percent reside and Edo, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Niger, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankosko9217/
Gankoko921/
Ankokoy921/
Angkokoy8671/
Ankoukou861/
Onkoko8311/
Ancoko835/
Enkoko831/
Amkoko831/
Hankoukou801/
Hankako7747/
Ankouka7733/
Gonkoko779/
Ankukoy771/
Oynkoko771/
Atinkoukou7524/
Hounkoko718/
Attinkoukou717/
Enkoukou711/
Hankouka711/
Ongkokot711/
Ankaka6722/
Ankuka675/
Omkoko673/
Oncoko671/

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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 Ankoko
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