Anku Surname

33,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Anku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana13,8541:1,950323
Togo7351:9,8612,446
India6021:1,274,19550,275
Nigeria4421:400,77521,048
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Papua New Guinea561:145,60220,089
England401:1,392,95161,553
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Anku (10,799) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankou893,291/
Angku89252/
Hanku8995/
Ankui8993/
Ankuy8958/
Ankeu8930/
Ankau8928/
Ganku8918/
Aunku8915/
Ankuş8913/
Aanku898/
Ankuh895/
Ankuj894/
Aenku894/
Ankuu894/
Ankhu891/
Gankou801,304/
Hankui80417/
Ankeuh80195/
Angkau80141/
Ankuhe8092/
Hankou8046/
Ankouh8027/
Angkou8021/
Angkui8019/
Hangku8017/
Hankuş8017/
Hankhu8016/
Gankui8013/
Gangku8012/
Ankuih809/
Angkuh808/
Gankhu808/
Angkuy808/
Hankuz804/
Ankout802/
Ahanku802/
Ankusz802/
Hankuś802/
Ankhuj801/
Ankuit801/
Ankhuu801/
Aankud801/
Atenku801/
Annkud801/
Aunkui801/
Ancu75936/
Enku75278/
Onku7599/
Ahankou7349/
Hankusz7330/
Atinkou7316/
Atemnku7311/
Atenkeu7311/
Gainkou735/
Gaïnkou734/
Hankous733/
Atenkhu732/
Ankouch732/
Gankkou731/
Gannkou731/
Ainkout731/
Ankouts731/
Angkouy731/
Atinkeu731/
Gangkou731/
Gangkuu731/
Angkhut731/
Aungkut731/
Gangkuh731/
Hangkut731/
Hancu671,264/
Hankó671,221/
Ancau67373/
Ankoe67178/
Onkui67145/
Engku67142/
Onkau6774/
Henku6771/
Ancuz6744/
Ongku6740/
Țancu6740/
Ancut6733/
Assenkou6729/
Honku6719/
Amkeu6717/
Ankoo6715/
Ancud677/
Ankauova676/
Gancu675/
Hankouch675/
Șancu675/
Attinkou675/
Onkou673/
Hankhaus672/
Amkau672/
Angcu672/
Gonku671/
Amkuh671/
Ancus671/
Onkuy671/
Hankouss671/
Enkau671/
Enkeu671/
Enkuh671/
Atinnkou671/
Assinkou671/
Aymku671/
Eunku671/
Ounku671/
Oonku671/
Hankhous670/

Anku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anku in the Oriya language
ଆୁau97.33
ଆଂକୁanku2.67
Anku in the Bengali language
অঙ্কুanku85
অংকুanku15
Anku in the Marathi language
अंकुanku72.25
अंकूanku23.92
अन्कूanku0.96
आंकुanku0.48
अन्कुanku0.48
Anku in the Hindi language
अंकूanku51.23
अंकुanku38.42
अन्कूanku3.2
अनकूanaku2.96
अन्कुanku0.49
आंकुanku0.25
अनकुanaku0.25
अनीकूaniku0.25
आन्कूanku0.25
Anku in the Russian language
Анкуanku-

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