Sankale Surname

114,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sankale Surname User-submission:

Sankale is a Maasai surname, meaning 'leader'.

Sankale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,8371:12,0351,502
India1471:5,218,132128,839
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Sankalé (2) are calculated separately.

Sankale (1,146) may also be a first name.

Sankale Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sankale is a Maasai surname, meaning 'leader'.

- kurao

Sankale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sankale (Marathi: संकाळे) is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as: Sankalé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 114,969th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,813,273 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sankale reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 235,100th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 1,146 people.

The last name Sankale is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,837 people, or 1 in 12,035. In Kenya Sankale is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 57 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 30 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 3 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.

Sankale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sankale surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankalé952/
Sankaley9327/
Sankhale9315/
Sankalej9314/
Seankale9314/
Shankale933/
Sankalee933/
Saankale931/
Sankaler931/
Sankal921,639/
Sankalech884/
Sangkalet881/
Sankaller881/
Shankhale881/
Sankhaley881/
Sankhal864,676/
Sankala862,023/
Sankole86200/
Sankali86149/
Sangkal86100/
Sonkale8665/
Shankal8654/
Jankale865/
Cankale863/
Sankile862/
Sankaly862/
Saunkal861/
Sancale861/
Saynkal861/
Sankhala805,593/
Sankaliy802,986/
Sankalay802,728/
Sangkala801,085/
Siankala80167/
Shankala80121/
Siankali80104/
Sankalia8067/
Sonkaleu8054/
Sankalla8046/
Shenkale8041/
Sankahla8035/
Shankali8033/
Siankole8029/
Sangkali8028/
Sonkaley8020/
Saunkhal8019/
Sahankal8019/
Djankale8016/
Shankole8013/
Sankalli8011/
Sonkatle8010/
Sankalis8010/
Shankhal809/
Sankatel805/
Sangkhal805/
Jankaler804/
Shancale804/
Sankalya803/
Sankhaal803/
Sonkhale803/
Ssankala803/
Sankkala802/
Sankkele801/
Sankaala801/
Sankaali801/
Saynkali801/
Shankele801/
Sankally801/
Sankoule801/
Sankhile801/
Sangkail801/
Schankal800/
Çankal771,837/
Sancal771,411/
Sankol77135/
Şankal7738/
Sonkal7722/
Sangkalia75190/
Shankhala7599/
Sankhalia7530/
Sankhalay7520/
Sannkhala7515/
Sankhalai7510/
Sonkaliey757/
Saankhala755/
Sankhaila754/
Sangkalit754/
Sankeelee753/
Shankhaal753/
Saunkhala752/
Shangkala752/
Sanggkala752/
Sankalaja751/
Chankalle751/
Schankele751/
Shankhali751/
Sankayola751/
Sounkalle751/
Sankalova751/
Sangkahal751/
Sankhol71166/
Sankool71161/
Sangcal71141/
Sankoli71135/
Sangkol71119/
Sonkali7194/
Sancali7160/
Sankola7155/
Sancala7138/
Sanqele7138/
Xancale7134/
Sonkaly7131/
Sankeli7130/
Sankała7126/
Shankhalia719/
Sonkele719/
Sonkhal717/
Sonkala717/
Jankali716/
Sancalt715/
Sanqali714/
Sankhalaai714/
Sankkayala713/
Saincal712/
Sankoly712/
Jonkale712/
Songkal712/
Cancale711/
Sankgol711/
Shankayala711/
Samkaly711/
Zankala711/
Sonkole711/
Sounkal711/
Sangkhalit711/
Sankolt711/
Sankoul711/
Sankhailay711/
Sanqual711/
Sonkall711/
Shanqal711/
Zancale711/
Sangcala67369/
Sonkalay67283/
Sankolli67256/
Zangkala67167/
Shankola67103/
Siankoli6768/
Shankoul6747/
Sancalay6746/
Sangkool6733/
Sonkhala6730/
Shankool6726/
Jangkali6726/
Sancaliy6722/
Sankeeli6718/
Sankolla6718/
Sangkola6717/
Sankoliy6716/
Shangkayala6714/
Shankoli6714/
Jankalli6713/
Sankholi6711/
Sankeliy677/
Zankhala676/
Sionkala675/
Shankeli674/
Sounkole674/
Sankkola674/
Giancale674/
Zonkaleu673/
Sancalai673/
Saingkol673/
Siongkal673/
Sonkqele673/
Saunkool673/
Sancalli672/
Saancatl672/
Djankali672/
Sankoola671/
Chankole671/
Ziankala671/
Sonkkala671/
Shonkole671/
Shankhalova671/
Shankkayala671/
Shanqual671/
Somkaley671/
Sonkally671/
Jankoule671/
Xancajle671/
Sonkahla671/
Sonkalid671/
Sonkolie671/
Seunkole671/
Siancala671/
Sangkohl671/
Sancalaj671/
Samkhali671/
Sanqoole671/
Djonkale671/
Chancale671/
Sonkehle671/
Sonkhele671/
Sanqiele671/
Seangkol671/
Sahanqal671/
Sangceal671/
Songkaul671/
Zhankali671/
Changkal671/
Schankuiler670/

Sankale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankale in the Marathi language
संकाळेsankale34.48
सनकाळेsanakale22.41
संकलेsankale13.79
सांकलेsankale12.07
संकळेsankale6.9
संनकाळेsannakale3.45
सनकालेsanakale1.72
शंकलेsankale1.72
सांकळेsankale1.72
संकालेsankale1.72

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