Ankyu Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Ankyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ankyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ankyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ankyu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ankyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ankyu live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 98 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 3 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankyua | 91 | 30 | / |
| Hankyu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hankuyu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Angkuyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Enkyu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Haankuyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honkyu | 73 | 153 | / |
| Ankoju | 73 | 85 | / |
| Ankiou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Angkiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Anqkiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hankiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gankiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Angkiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongkuyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enkiu | 60 | 62 | / |
| Ancău | 60 | 6 | / |
| Achenkuju | 57 | 1 | / |
| Anchiu | 55 | 33 | / |
| Engkiu | 55 | 15 | / |
| Hanqiu | 55 | 14 | / |
| Amkéus | 55 | 9 | / |
| Onkoju | 55 | 1 | / |
| Enkujuh | 50 | 7 | / |
| Ongkiou | 50 | 6 | / |
| Anquius | 50 | 1 | / |
| Engkoiu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Anquiou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ankyu
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