Anco
surname · Latin script
Meaning: butternut squash
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/anko/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Anco is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Peru than in any other country.
- PEPeru≈1 in 6.8K(inferred from the name graph)
- ARArgentina1 in 213K
- BOBolivia≈1 in 98K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Peru (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 56 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 6.8K (inferred from the name graph)
≈4,700 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Peru, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
butternut squash
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Where in the world(measured from records)
Anco counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE Peru | #865 | ≈4,700 est. | ≈1 in 6.8K | — | Anco | 55 |
| AR Argentina | — | 214 | 1 in 213K | 214 | Anco | 28 |
| BR Brazil | — | ≈170 est. | ≈1 in 1.3M | 56 | Anco | 29 |
| BO Bolivia | — | ≈120 est. | ≈1 in 98K | — | Anco | 10 |
| US United States | — | ≈59 est. | ≈1 in 5.7M | listed | Anco | 56 |
| MY Malaysia | — | ≈45 est. | ≈1 in 725K | — | Anco | 2 |
| CL Chile | — | ≈35 est. | ≈1 in 520K | — | Anco | 16 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); the us-wru-surnames-voterfile register; IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Anco is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Indonesian, a rectangular fishing net with a frame made of bamboo, used by immersing it in water and lifting it to the surface after it is filled with fish
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Portuguese, a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Ancus, legendary king of Rome
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In pmf, force one's way through grass and bushes; wander in the wilderness
as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0
In Galician, first-person singular present indicative of ancar
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Italian, alternative form of anche
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 14 sources across 8 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 214 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 21 | #188,821 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Anco mean, and where does it come from?
- butternut squash Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- How do you pronounce Anco?
- A machine transcription gives /anko/ (IPA) for Spanish.
- In which country does Anco have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 4.7 thousand people named Anco in Peru, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled anco.
- How common is the name Anco?
- In Argentina, the national register counted 214 people named Anco, about 1 in 213 thousand residents.
- How common is Anco compared with other names?
- In Peru, Anco is the 865th most common surname of 173,371 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Anco” — the 865th most common surname in Peru. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.