Anku Surname
Approximately 15,868 people bear this surname
Anku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 13,854 | 1:1,950 | 323 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| India | 602 | 1:1,274,195 | 50,275 |
| Nigeria | 442 | 1:400,775 | 21,048 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Anku (10,799) may also be a first name.
Anku Demographics
Anku Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Anku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anku (Bengali: অঙ্কু, Hindi: अंकू, Marathi: अंकु, Oriya: ଆୁ, Russian: Анку) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Anku.
How Common Is The Last Name Anku? popularity and diffusion
Anku is the 33,482nd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 459,261 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Anku reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Anku is also the 58,204th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 10,799 people.
The surname Anku is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 13,854 people, or 1 in 1,950. Beside Ghana this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 5 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Anku Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Anku last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.
Anku earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning $41,974 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆୁ | au | 97.33 |
| ଆଂକୁ | anku | 2.67 |
| Anku in the Bengali language | ||
| অঙ্কু | anku | 85 |
| অংকু | anku | 15 |
| Anku in the Marathi language | ||
| अंकु | anku | 72.25 |
| अंकू | anku | 23.92 |
| अन्कू | anku | 0.96 |
| आंकु | anku | 0.48 |
| अन्कु | anku | 0.48 |
| Anku in the Hindi language | ||
| अंकू | anku | 51.23 |
| अंकु | anku | 38.42 |
| अन्कू | anku | 3.2 |
| अनकू | anaku | 2.96 |
| अन्कु | anku | 0.49 |
| आंकु | anku | 0.25 |
| अनकु | anaku | 0.25 |
| अनीकू | aniku | 0.25 |
| आन्कू | anku | 0.25 |
| Anku in the Russian language | ||
| Анку | anku | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Anku
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis