Sankal Surname

243,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iraq

Sankal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4131:542,86326,836
Iraq1891:185,3004,427
United States191:19,076,786604,894
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Şankal (38) are calculated separately.

Sankal (800) may also be a first name.

Sankal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sankal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sankal (Hindi: सांकल, Marathi: संकाळ) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear in the variant forms: Şankal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sankal is the 243,312th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,446,337 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sankal live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 289,333rd most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 800 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,413 people, or 1 in 542,863. In India Sankal is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 90 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent live and Karnataka, where 2 percent live. Excluding India Sankal is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Sankal Last Name Statistics demography

Sankal earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sankal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankal in the Hindi language
सांकलsankala51.72
संकलsankala35.34
संकलाsankala5.17
सान्कलाsankala3.45
सनकलsanakala0.86
सकंल्पsakanlpa0.86
संकल्पsankalpa0.86
साँकलsamkala0.86
सन्कलsankala0.86
Sankal in the Marathi language
संकाळsankala31.03
सनकलsanakala27.59
संकलsankala17.24
सांकलsankala13.79
संकपालsankapala6.9
संकsanka3.45

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sankal
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