Sanka Surname
Approximately 34,195 people bear this surname
Sanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10,062 | 1:5,262 | 697 |
| India | 9,074 | 1:84,534 | 5,668 |
| Japan | 7,042 | 1:18,155 | 2,118 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,239 | 1:4,909 | 705 |
| Senegal | 658 | 1:22,157 | 549 |
| Somalia | 392 | 1:34,316 | 1,714 |
| Zambia | 271 | 1:58,487 | 5,332 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| Benin | 251 | 1:41,178 | 5,301 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Nigeria | 170 | 1:1,042,016 | 43,672 |
| South Africa | 157 | 1:345,081 | 31,817 |
| Russia | 144 | 1:1,000,855 | 77,167 |
| Botswana | 143 | 1:15,293 | 2,975 |
| Niger | 113 | 1:169,841 | 6,089 |
| Cameroon | 101 | 1:205,634 | 21,118 |
| Turkey | 80 | 1:972,768 | 44,534 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Albania | 60 | 1:48,568 | 6,431 |
| Peru | 59 | 1:538,714 | 14,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| Burkina Faso | 31 | 1:592,003 | 7,564 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Austria | 29 | 1:293,636 | 33,260 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Serbia | 21 | 1:340,236 | 16,447 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Sánka (63) are calculated separately.
Sanka (54,004) may also be a first name.
Sanka Demographics
Average Sanka Salary in
United States
$43,798 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanka (Bengali: সংক, Hindi: संका, Marathi: संका, Oriya: ଶାା, Russian: Санька, Tibetan: སན་ཁ་) is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms: Sánka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,262nd most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 213,117 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Sanka live; 39 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sanka is also the 17,298th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 54,004 people.
Sanka is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 10,062 people, or 1 in 5,262. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 75 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 15 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 77 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent reside and Japan, where 21 percent reside.
Sanka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sanka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sanka last name expanded 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sanka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (93%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Sanka are 17.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sanka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 61.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,474 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.29% less than the national average, earning R 137,136 per year and in United States they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning $43,798 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanka in the Tibetan language | ||
| སན་ཁ་ | senkha | - |
| Sanka in the Marathi language | ||
| संका | sanka | 81.37 |
| सांका | sanka | 6.86 |
| शंका | sanka | 3.92 |
| सान्का | sanka | 3.92 |
| Sanka in the Hindi language | ||
| संका | sanka | 61.82 |
| सनका | sanaka | 32.73 |
| सांका | sanka | 3.64 |
| सन्का | sanka | 1.82 |
| Sanka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାା | saa | 27.83 |
| ସା | sa | 19.13 |
| ଶା | sa | 19.13 |
| ସାା | saa | 6.96 |
| ଚାଲାଣ | calana | 4.35 |
| ସନ୍କା | sanka | 1.74 |
| ସାନକା | sanaka | 1.74 |
| ନାୟକ | nayaka | 0.87 |
| ନାଏକ | na'eka | 0.87 |
| ଶାନକା | sanaka | 0.87 |
| କଲା | kala | 0.87 |
| ପାତିକା | patika | 0.87 |
| ସନକା | sanaka | 0.87 |
| ତିଆକା | ti'aka | 0.87 |
| ସାଂକା | sanka | 0.87 |
| ଷାଳା | sala | 0.87 |
| ହପୃକା | haprka | 0.87 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 0.87 |
| ସାଂକ | sanka | 0.87 |
| ମଲିକ | malika | 0.87 |
| Sanka in the Bengali language | ||
| সংক | sanka | 23.08 |
| শঙ্ক | sanka | 15.38 |
| সনকা | sanaka | 7.69 |
| শংকর | sankara | 7.69 |
| সঙ্ক | sanka | 7.69 |
| শংকমালা | sankamala | 7.69 |
| শংক | sanka | 7.69 |
| সানকা | sanaka | 7.69 |
| শঙ্কলক্ষ্মী | sankalaksmi | 7.69 |
| সস্ক | saska | 7.69 |
| Sanka in the Russian language | ||
| Санька | sanka | - |
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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
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