Anskar Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Anskar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anskar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803

Anskar (104) may also be a first name.

Anskar Last Name Facts

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

Anskar (Hindi: आंस्कर, Marathi: कर) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Anskar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anskar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anskar is the 2,091,648th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Anskar live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 925,156th most widespread first name globally, held by 104 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 125,442. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 68 percent are found, Morobe, where 25 percent are found and Madang, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanskar92493/
Ganskar9217/
Ganshkar861/
Gaunskar861/
Onskar8339/
Anscar8334/
Enskar831/
Anjkar831/
Einskar775/
Anchkar774/
Gonskar771/
Hanscar771/
Aãžkar671/
Honscar621/
Hanscour570/
Ãscar551/
Anccor501/

Anskar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anskar in the Hindi language
आंस्करanskara-
Anskar in the Marathi language
करkara80
अनाकरanakara20

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anskar
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