Ants Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

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

Ants Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2201:37,0624,461
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Israel161:534,85239,210
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Antš (1) are calculated separately.

Ants (3,397) may also be a first name.

Ants Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ants (Russian: Анц) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as: Antš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ants? popularity and diffusion

Ants is the 786,896th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Ants live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 122,196th most common first name worldwide, held by 3,397 people.

Ants is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 37,062. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Jiwaka, where 80 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 15 percent reside and National Capital District, where 2 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Ants occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Israel, where 4 percent reside.

Ants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ants has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ants Last Name Statistics demography

Ants earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Antš921/
Antse89587/
Gants89499/
Hants89267/
Aints8929/
Aents891/
Antsh891/
Aunts890/
Ant864,424/
Gaynts8057/
Haunts8045/
Haints8038/
Gaints8032/
Gantts8031/
Hantse8019/
Hantsz8015/
Haynts806/
Hantsh804/
Antdst804/
Atntse801/
Gannts800/
Gaunts800/
Gant7521,978/
Ante7515,565/
Hant751,693/
Antz75893/
Anth75434/
Ents75145/
Aunt75110/
Ancs7586/
Andt7557/
Ands7553/
Annt7545/
Antt7542/
Amnt7542/
Aint7541/
Onts7519/
Eant755/
Amts754/
Anzs752/
Aant752/
Atnt751/
Antì751/
Antù751/
Asnt751/
Hantsch73619/
Hainets7310/
Antsova739/
Haintse736/
Gauntts734/
Hantsøe733/
Hayntse732/
Assints731/
Eantsch730/
Gantsch730/
Gantt6712,204/
Hands6711,808/
Gaunt6711,052/
Gantz674,663/
Hantz672,234/
Handt671,361/
Hante67712/
Aunte67568/
Anthe67400/
Hantsche67389/
Hantzsch67347/
Honts67329/
Gandt67329/
Ainte67289/
Aynte67209/
Andås67135/
Ontse6794/
Hents6792/
Eanet6778/
Gonts6751/
Gaint6749/
Haentsch6743/
Antte6741/
Hantsova6738/
Hantt6738/
Hancs6731/
Amtse6728/
Eints6727/
Hanth6726/
Entts6724/
Haunt6723/
Gantzsch6720/
Andst6718/
Gands6716/
Antze6716/
Acent6716/
Haint6715/
Gannt6713/
Aynet6712/
Antht6710/
Ehnts679/
Aamnt679/
Amdts678/
Asint677/
Aante675/
Amnte674/
Aunth674/
Haintsch674/
Aundt673/
Eanth673/
Ainet673/
Asent673/
Ennts673/
Ainds672/
Ainth672/
Onzts672/
Gaant672/
Andse672/
Asnte672/
Hannt672/
Aan't672/
Ounts671/
Heant671/
Eante671/
Eantt671/
Ayndt671/
Gantd671/
Aannt671/
Aindt671/
Angyt671/
Annth671/
Atent671/
Uonts671/
Gaynt671/
Antci671/
Angys671/
Ántsz671/
Hasnt671/
Hahnt671/
Andsh671/
Atint671/
Anğıt671/
Ascendts671/
Ahant671/
Auncs671/
Hamnt671/
Anndt670/
Eantz670/
Eands670/
Auntz670/
Asndt670/

Ants Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ants in the Russian language
Анцanc-

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Footnotes

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