Sankaj Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sankaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sankaj (202) may also be a first name.
Sankaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankaj (Bengali: সংকজ, Hindi: संकज, Marathi: संकज, Oriya: ସନା) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sankaj is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Sankaj live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 637,340th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 202 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Sankaj is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 80 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent reside. Aside from India this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankaj in the Bengali language | ||
| সংকজ | sankaja | - |
| Sankaj in the Hindi language | ||
| संकज | sankaja | - |
| Sankaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନା | sana | - |
| Sankaj in the Marathi language | ||
| संकज | sankaja | 83.33 |
| संजय | sanjaya | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Sankaj
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