Ankran Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Ankran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Ankran (9) may also be a first name.

Ankran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ankran is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankran? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ankran is the 8,193,072nd most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 20 percent of Ankran reside; 20 percent reside in West Africa and 20 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ankran is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 9 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,690,411. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Ghana, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hankran921/
Hankrain861/
Eangkran861/
Aengkran861/
Ankron8352/
Hankrasin8029/
Onkrang7717/
Ahnkron774/
Ankrone770/
Hankrasint751/
Ancram674/
Ancron672/
Amkron670/
Onkhram6282/
Onkrong6216/
Ongkram627/
Amqrane622/
Amcrant621/
Hancron620/
Ankcroum574/
Oumkrane572/
Hongcran571/
Eamkrong571/
Hongkram571/
Oumckrane531/
Homkrasin531/
Eisenkrein50152/
Ancrom504/
Onkrom501/
Amkrom501/

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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 Ankran
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