Ann Surname

24,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brunei

Ann Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon male pers. name Æn(n)e or Anna.

Anna (ob. A.D. 654), king of East Anglia, was a son of Æne. (Anglo-Hebrew) contraction of Hannah = Grace, Mercy. [Hebrew Hhannáh].

Ann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5641:55,2196,587
Ghana1,9401:13,9281,803
Malaysia1,7981:16,4041,608
Kenya1,6371:28,2103,120
Nigeria1,3141:134,8128,721
Australia8721:30,9584,117
India8691:882,69938,562
New Zealand7821:5,791955
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
England6891:80,8688,974
Brunei6071:690129
Canada5771:63,8577,448
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Philippines4301:235,43835,846
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Senegal3271:44,585769
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Thailand1791:394,62869,303
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Taiwan1261:186,0691,619
Papua New Guinea1151:70,9029,258
Pakistan901:1,984,93219,183
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
France671:991,384111,008
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Ireland621:75,9514,602
South Korea541:948,894309
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Trinidad and Tobago411:33,2683,344
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Cambodia361:430,1983,994
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Barbados261:11,056800
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales241:128,9399,528
Sweden231:428,12030,474
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
China171:80,430,6804,441
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Norway141:367,30634,015
Oman121:307,3314,704
Panama111:355,6607,645
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Gambia41:480,863548
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Ann (1,622,937) may also be a first name.

Ann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon male pers. name Æn(n)e or Anna.

Anna (ob. A.D. 654), king of East Anglia, was a son of Æne. (Anglo-Hebrew) contraction of Hannah = Grace, Mercy. [Hebrew Hhannáh].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ann (Bengali: অন্ন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻥ, Hindi: अन्न, Marathi: आण्ण, Oriya: ଏନନ୍) is found most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,203rd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 325,846 people. Ann is predominantly found in The Americas, where 28 percent of Ann reside; 27 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 435th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,622,937 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 6,564 people, or 1 in 55,219. In The United States Ann is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 144 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.

Ann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ann last name increased 6,838 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 589 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 282 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ann last name is predominantly Catholic (73%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ann last name are 7.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ann earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning $37,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.3% more than the national average, earning $61,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anne8666,898/
Hann8621,798/
Gann8619,324/
Annd86553/
Annt8645/
Ainn8638/
Aunn8628/
Ahnn8626/
Annn8616/
Annh8611/
Aann866/
Eann865/
Anng863/
Asnn861/
Aynn861/
An803,294,274/
Hanne7512,846/
Angne75541/
Uanon75247/
Aunnh75192/
Uanan75143/
Aannd7584/
Hahnn7561/
Haunn7545/
Aannø7535/
Gaunn7519/
Gannå7517/
Hainn7514/
Asinn7511/
Ainne7510/
Hannd759/
Hamnn759/
Acenn757/
Aanne756/
Hannh756/
D'Ann755/
Gainn754/
Ahann754/
Amnne754/
Hanng753/
Annhe753/
Gan'n753/
Heann752/
Annne752/
Atinn752/
Hannt752/
Aynne752/
Gaynn751/
Ainnd751/
Hannq751/
Aannt751/
Anndh751/
Atnnd751/
Aunnd751/
Atenn751/
Annnn751/
Aunne751/
Asnne751/
Aynng751/
Ainng751/
Hannk751/
Hgann750/
Eanne750/
Anndt750/
Han6710,833,230/
Gan671,572,941/
Anh67658,260/
Ang67450,956/
Ahn67119,553/
Ain6724,935/
Ane6719,115/
Aun6715,231/
Aan675,009/
Ant674,424/
Onn673,411/
Ayn671,983/
And671,674/
Ean671,202/
Anq67598/
Atn67534/
Asn67306/
Uanang67290/
Amn67289/
Ajn67133/
Đan67131/
Annova6767/
Hainne6763/
Annová6763/
Anğ6752/
Uangan6726/
Aangne6724/
Aïn6715/
D'Anne679/
Uanand676/
Haynne676/
Hasenn676/
Hahann676/
Atenne675/
Hangne673/
Haunng672/
Hannkh672/
Atinne672/
Heanne671/
Aainnd671/
Aanndh671/
Ainneh671/
Uananh671/
Haïnne671/
Åan671/
Țan671/
Hannne671/
Amngne671/
Assenn671/
Aín671/
Anå671/
Uanane671/
Hacenn671/
Aytenn671/
D'Hann671/
Hannck671/
Hanngh670/

Ann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ann in the Bengali language
অন্নanna99
Ann in the Hindi language
अन्नanna94.31
अन्न्ann1.45
एनena1.23
Ann in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻥan75
ﺁﻥan25
Ann in the Marathi language
आण्णanna59.7
अण्णanna20.9
अंनanna10.45
अननanana4.48
Ann in the Oriya language
ଏନନ୍enan50
ଅନନ୍anan50

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