Sankalan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sankalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
India51:153,413,076951,030

Sankalan (207) may also be a first name.

Sankalan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sankalan (Hindi: संकलन, Oriya: ସଂକଳନ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankalan? popularity and diffusion

Sankalan is the 4,532,898th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Sankalan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sankalan reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 629,010th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 207 people.

Sankalan is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Negeri Sembilan, where 100 percent live. Besides Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 26 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sankalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankalan in the Hindi language
संकलनsankalana-
Sankalan in the Oriya language
ସଂକଳନsankalana50
ଳନlana50

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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 Sankalan
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