Ankum Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Ankum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
India331:23,244,406321,547
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ankum (33) may also be a first name.

Ankum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ankum (Hindi: अंकुम, Marathi: अंकुम, Oriya: ଅନକୁମ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 973,426th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Ankum are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ankum is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 33 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States Ankum is primarily found in: Alabama, where 26 percent reside, Louisiana, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 27 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Ankum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ankum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ankum last name grew 915 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ankum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ankum last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Ankum earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.46% less than the national average, earning $23,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Angkum9165/
Ankoum9121/
Aunkum9115/
Hankum9112/
Ankume918/
Ainkum912/
Gankum912/
Ankoume8323/
Angkhum8322/
Aunkhum8318/
Ayngkum835/
Aungkum834/
Haenkum832/
Hankhum832/
Gangkum832/
Gankhum831/
Haunkum831/
Ainkhum831/
Onkum80128/
Ancum80121/
Ankom80119/
Amkum8055/
Enkum801/
Amkhum73119/
Angkom7369/
Hankom7316/
Enkeum7312/
Ounkum738/
Aumkum738/
Ongkum737/
Onkhum735/
Engkum735/
Oonkum734/
Gonkum734/
Aunkom732/
Enkoum732/
Amkoum731/
Amkeum731/
Aimkum731/
Anceum730/
Ancoum730/
Hongkum6750/
Eamkhum6713/
Hangkom6713/
Gongkum677/
Aunkhom673/
Honkoum672/
Hankhom672/
Hamkoum671/
Oonkhum671/
Heunkum671/

Ankum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankum in the Oriya language
ଅନକୁମanakuma-
Ankum in the Hindi language
अंकुमankuma90
अनकुमanakuma10
Ankum in the Marathi language
अंकुमankuma57.14
अंकूमankuma28.57
अन्कुमankuma14.29

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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
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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 Ankum
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