Ankuna Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Ankuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ankuna (13) may also be a first name.

Ankuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ankuna (Hindi: अंकुना) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankuna? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Ankuna is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ankuna reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 86 percent live and Kaduna, where 14 percent live. Barring Nigeria Ankuna exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankouna9222/
Angkuna9211/
Hankuna923/
Ankunga922/
Ainkuna921/
Ankuuna921/
Gankuna921/
Angkhuna865/
Ankougna861/
Ancuna83872/
Ankona8328/
Enkuna8327/
Ongkuna77131/
Angkona7780/
Ankouni7748/
Angcuna7719/
Ankouny7718/
Hankune7710/
Hankuni777/
Ankonah774/
Ankoune773/
Angkuni771/
Onkunga771/
Ankhona771/
Amkunha771/
Enkouna771/
Onkouna771/
Ancuina770/
Ongkunna71147/
Ankounou7112/
Hankhuno717/
Angkunee716/
Ongkhuna716/
Angkhuni714/
Gonkouna711/
Haankune711/
Ancona6712,541/
Ankone67357/
Encuna6783/
Ankoné6779/
Ankony6740/
Ankoni6723/
Ankono6713/
Hankhunno674/
Ankino673/
Ancuña672/
Ancuno671/
Ahamkouna671/
Enkuno671/
Gankounou671/
Onkuni671/
Hongkunha671/
Amkune671/

Ankuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankuna in the Hindi language
अंकुनाankuna-

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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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  • 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 Ankuna
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