Sangakkara Surname
Approximately 608 people bear this surname
Sangakkara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sangakkara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sangakkara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sangakkara occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sangakkara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sangakkara is the 531,574th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. Sangakkara is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sangakkara live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Sangakkara is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Sangakkara is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangnakkara | 95 | 3 | / |
| Sangakara | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sanakara | 89 | 136 | / |
| Sangnakhara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sangakari | 84 | 4 | / |
| Shanakara | 84 | 3 | / |
| Sainakara | 84 | 2 | / |
| Sanakarai | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sangekara | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sangaikari | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sagakoura | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sonakharai | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shanakarod | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shonakahara | 67 | 88 | / |
| Sanacora | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chanakharai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sonakara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sannakotrapp | 64 | 1 | / |
| Zongakera | 63 | 12 | / |
| Sonakarad | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sonakaraj | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sonakarai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sonaukara | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sonakarat | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zanacora | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sanoqueira | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Sangakkara
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