Ankole Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ankole Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India131:59,005,029552,550
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ankole Last Name Facts

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

Ankole (Marathi: अंकोले) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankole? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Ankole are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Outside of The DR Congo Ankole occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankoule9222/
Gankole926/
Hankole926/
Ankol91624/
Ankale831,833/
Ankele83994/
Angkol83342/
Ankola83296/
Ankule8366/
Ankoul8343/
Ankoli8338/
Ankool8324/
Hankol832/
Onkole831/
Enkole831/
Ancole831/
Ankoliy77674/
Hankoli77260/
Hankele7793/
Angkola7780/
Ankolla7766/
Ankhule7733/
Ankaler7732/
Ankulge7729/
Ankoula7722/
Ankalge7711/
Hankola779/
Gankoli774/
Ankaley774/
Hankool773/
Angkool773/
Hankale773/
Ankouli773/
Hankoul772/
Ankalle771/
Aankale771/
Enkolhe771/
Ankolia771/
Hankule771/
Hangkol771/
Hankoll771/
Ankaleh771/
Ankolay771/
Ancoles771/
Hankold770/
Hankohl770/
Hachinkole751/
Ankal73373/
Onkol7380/
Ancol7326/
Ankoilay71203/
Ankgalle7111/
Ankholis7111/
Hangkhol7110/
Ahankale715/
Aunkulge712/
Hankaley711/
Hounkole711/
Hankouli711/
Ankollaa711/
Angkolia711/
Aankulge711/
Ankala672,918/
Ankali672,080/
Ankeli67889/
Ankula67576/
Hankal67407/
Angkal67357/
Angcol67141/
Ancola6751/
Ongkol6728/
Gonkol6726/
Enkoli6718/
Ankuli6717/
Ancale6712/
Onkele675/
Encole674/
Onkola674/
Ancoli673/
Enkele673/
Hancol672/
Enkale672/
Onkale671/
Annkal671/
Ankaal671/
Onkoul671/
Hamkol671/
Gancol671/
Ankhal671/
Ankkal671/
Ancoll670/
Ancoyl670/

Ankole Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankole in the Marathi language
अंकोलेankole-

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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
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  • 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 Ankole
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