Sankam Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Sankam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 195 | 1:3,933,669 | 107,487 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sankam (95) may also be a first name.
Sankam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankam (Hindi: संकम, Oriya: ସଂକମ) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sankam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sankam is the 764,765th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Sankam are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sankam is also the 974,243rd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 95 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 3,933,669. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 81 percent are found, Odisha, where 11 percent are found and Telangana, where 7 percent are found. Besides India Sankam is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankam in the Hindi language | ||
| संकम | sankama | - |
| Sankam in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଂକମ | sankama | 45.45 |
| ଗୁନାମା | gunama | 18.18 |
| େସଚମା | esacama | 9.09 |
| ବଡାମା | badama | 9.09 |
| ଚିଲିକାମା | cilikama | 9.09 |
| େସନସାମା | esanasama | 9.09 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sankam
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