Ankry Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ankry Surname User-submission:

Ankri is a Jewish surname which means 'from Ankar'. Ankar is a Berber village in Tunisia.

Ankry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France981:677,78386,620
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ankry Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ankri is a Jewish surname which means 'from Ankar'. Ankar is a Berber village in Tunisia.

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Ankry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ankry is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankry? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Ankry live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Ankry is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 677,783. In France Ankry is most common in: Île-de-France, where 73 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 24 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 2 percent reside. Apart from France Ankry is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 4 percent reside and Lebanon, where 2 percent reside.

Ankry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Jewish (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hankry913/
Ankri80803/
Ankra80468/
Ankre8038/
Ancry807/
Angkri7356/
Hamkry7312/
Ankreh737/
Hankra737/
Ankhra736/
Gankre734/
Hankri734/
Ankrha733/
Angkra733/
Ankhri732/
Ainkra731/
Ankraa731/
Anckra731/
Ankrett67162/
Hankrai6752/
Angkhra6741/
Ankritt6732/
Angkrih6713/
Ankress679/
Onkruyt676/
Angkrid671/
Aajnkra671/
Henkrey671/
Henkray671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ankry
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