Ankua Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ankua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ankua (13) may also be a first name.

Ankua Last Name Facts

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

Ankua (Hindi: अंकुा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ankua is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Ankua reside; 29 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ankua is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name Ankua is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 80 percent are found and Rivers, where 20 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Ankua occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angkua9192/
Akua899,282/
Angkuat831/
Angua802,802/
Ankwa80351/
Akwua8052/
Hakua8037/
Aukua809/
Gakua808/
Akuaa807/
Ancua805/
Ankuo804/
Aikua803/
Onkua803/
Eakua802/
Anqua802/
Akgua802/
Akkua802/
Aykua801/
Akuay801/
Akuoa801/
Azkua801/
Akqua801/
Angkuash776/
Atenkuat771/
Anguah73817/
Anguay73588/
Ankwai73355/
Ankway73222/
Hankwa73170/
Anggua73136/
Akkuas7333/
Akwuah7328/
Ongkua7322/
Anquah7312/
Haikua7311/
Onkuat735/
Akouha734/
Anghua733/
Angkwa732/
Hangua732/
Anguaz732/
Ang'ua731/
Akuaha731/
Ackuha731/
Ankwaa731/
Achkua731/
Aakwua731/
Aenkwa731/
Agkuah731/
Anguai731/
Angkuo731/
Akuath731/
Anquay731/
Akwa679,835/
Agua679,733/
Okua671,432/
Acua671,089/
Ackuayi67701/
Aqua67624/
Anguash67419/
Akuo67317/
Haankwa6797/
Ancuash6738/
Asengua6722/
Hanguai677/
Angguay674/
Atengua673/
Ackuach673/
Eankwah671/
Ackquah671/
Ganguay671/
Ankwaah671/
Ankwaai671/
Ahankwa671/
Anguhaa671/
Akwuaha671/
Aanguah671/
Ákua671/
Hanguat671/
Ganguha671/
Akuahah671/
Asnguay671/
Angcuas671/
Angouha671/

Ankua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankua in the Hindi language
अंकुाankua75
अंकुआanku'a25

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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
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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 Ankua
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