Sankamao Surname
Approximately 572 people bear this surname
Sankamao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 571 | 1:18,101 | 2,434 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sankamao (216) may also be a first name.
Sankamao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankamao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankamao occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sankamao.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankamao? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 556,360th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankamao live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sankamao is also the 614,549th most frequently used first name globally, held by 216 people.
It is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 18,101. In Benin it is mostly found in: Donga Department, where 96 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 2 percent are found and Zou Department, where 1 percent are found. Not including Benin Sankamao is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sankamao
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