Ankra Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ankra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Liberia101:440,85421,753
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ankra (38) may also be a first name.

Ankra Last Name Facts

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

Ankra (Bengali: অংক্রা, Russian: Анкра) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ankra.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ankra is the 646,966th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ankra reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ankra is also the 1,662,754th most common first name world-wide, held by 38 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Barring Ghana Ankra exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankrah9143,315/
Ankrat9113/
Hankra917/
Ankhra916/
Angkra913/
Ankrha913/
Ainkra911/
Anckra911/
Ankraa911/
Ankrapp8355/
Hankrai8352/
Angkhra8341/
Angkrap834/
Ankkrah831/
Gaunkra831/
Aajnkra831/
Hankrah831/
Hankrat831/
Ankhrah831/
Ainkrat831/
Ankri80803/
Ankry80107/
Ankre8038/
Ankro8029/
Ancra805/
Onkra805/
Amkraz73170/
Angkri7356/
Ankreh737/
Gankre734/
Hankri734/
Hankry733/
Ankhri732/
Enkrah731/
Ancras731/
Ancrra731/
Ankroo731/
Hankro731/
Ankrop730/
Ankrett67162/
Ankritt6732/
Angkrih6713/
Ankress679/
Aumkrai671/
Anhkhro671/
Ainkrod671/
Uinkrai671/
Angkrid671/
Ankrouz671/
Henkray671/

Ankra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankra in the Bengali language
অংক্রাankra-
Ankra in the Russian language
Анкраankra-

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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 Ankra
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