Ankoul Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ankoul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankoul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ankoul (85) may also be a first name.

Ankoul Last Name Facts

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

Ankoul is most common in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankoul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ankoul is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Ankoul is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ankoul live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Ankoul is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 85 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 494,502. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: East Region, where 95 percent reside, South Region, where 2 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankoule9222/
Hankoul922/
Ankouel921/
Ankol91624/
Ankul91233/
Angkol83342/
Ankule8366/
Angkul8352/
Ankole8341/
Ankool8324/
Gankul8316/
Hankul8311/
Aunkul836/
Hankol832/
Onkoul831/
Angkhul7751/
Ankhule7733/
Hankole776/
Hankool773/
Angkool773/
Aungkul772/
Hangkol771/
Hankoll771/
Hankule771/
Hankohl770/
Hankold770/
Ankal73373/
Onkol7380/
Onkul7372/
Ancul7352/
Ancol7326/
Ankulova7136/
Hangkhol7110/
Heangkul711/
Autenkul711/
Eaungkul711/
Hounkoul711/
Ankale671,833/
Hankal67407/
Angkal67357/
Ankiel67303/
Angcol67141/
Gonkul6732/
Ongkol6728/
Gonkol6726/
Hamkul676/
Hancol672/
Annkal671/
Ancole671/
Autenkull671/
Aumkul671/
Eamkul671/
Ankaal671/
Ankkal671/
Ongkul671/
Ankeil671/
Onkole671/
Hamkol671/
Gancol671/
Ankhal671/
Ancuel671/
Ancoyl670/
Ancoll670/

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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 Ankoul
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