Gankle Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gankle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gankle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin141:738,25740,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Gankle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gankle occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gankle.

How Common Is The Last Name Gankle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Gankle occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Gankle are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 738,257. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 93 percent are found and Mono Department, where 7 percent are found. Besides Benin it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Gankle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gankle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gankle surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gangkle921/
Gankler920/
Ankle91339/
Gankelle861/
Hankle83260/
Ankley83201/
Ankler83144/
Anckle83113/
Gankla837/
Angkle834/
Aankle832/
Ainkle831/
Gankli831/
Ankleh831/
Anklea830/
Hankley77110/
Anklees7792/
Ankille7740/
Anckler776/
Ganklay773/
Gonkele771/
Hanckle771/
Hankles770/
Goonkle770/
Ankli73277/
Onkle7393/
Ankla7348/
Ancle7327/
Ankly736/
Gancille7125/
Hanckley714/
Ainckley713/
Hainkley712/
Gancelle711/
Hankla675,706/
Hancle6745/
Gonkla6719/
Anklla6718/
Anklia6717/
Anckly6713/
Hankli6713/
Anklyz6711/
Ankhla675/
Ancler675/
Goncle673/
Angkla672/
Anklgi672/
Honkle672/
Hankly671/
Anklay671/
Hamkle671/
Gomkle671/
Amckle671/
Annkeller671/
Ngonkelle671/
Auncle671/
Ancley670/
Anclet670/

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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 Gankle
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