Ala-Sankila Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Ala-Sankila Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ala.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ala-Sankila Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland101:549,67032,186
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ala-Sankila Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ala-Sankila Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ala-Sankila is found most frequently in Finland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ala-Sankila? popularity and diffusion

Ala-Sankila is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ala-Sankila are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 549,670. In Finland it is primarily found in: Pirkanmaa, where 50 percent reside and Southern Ostrobothnia, where 50 percent reside. Beside Finland Ala-Sankila exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ala-Sankola9110/
Ylä-Sankila829/
Al-Sanqil801/
Ylä-Sankola731/
Olasankale6728/
Al-Hassankelo671/

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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 Ala-Sankila
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