Ankya Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ankya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ankya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
India61:127,844,230863,365
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Ankya (27) may also be a first name.

Ankya Last Name Facts

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

Ankya (Bengali: অংক্য, Hindi: अंक्या, Marathi: अनकीया) is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ankya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ankya is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. Ankya is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ankya are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ankya is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 27 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria Ankya is most numerous in: Benue, where 94 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ankyaa9137/
Hankya9118/
Gankya911/
Ankayya8315/
Ankeuya831/
Hankyaa831/
Ankyo803,045/
Ankia80106/
Enkya8010/
Ankyaaja771/
Aankaiya771/
Ankiah73421/
Hankja7363/
Hankia7325/
Gankia735/
Ankyoo734/
Ankija731/
Angkia731/
Gonkya731/
Anckyo731/
Ainkia731/
Henkyaa67109/
Honkyaa6717/
Hankiat672/
Hankias671/
Hankija671/
Ankaîga671/
Ankeija671/
Amkeyia671/
Atenkia671/
Angkiat671/
Enkuyia671/
Ainkeao671/
Angkeao671/
Aunkeao671/
Enkaiya671/

Ankya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ankya in the Bengali language
অংক্যankya-
Ankya in the Hindi language
अंक्याankya-
Ankya in the Marathi language
अनकीयाanakiya44.44
अंक्याankya33.33
एंक्याenkya11.11
आंक्याankya11.11

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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 Ankya
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