Sankana Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Sankana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Burkina Faso | 45 | 1:407,824 | 6,238 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sankana (49) may also be a first name.
Sankana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankana (Hindi: संकना, Marathi: संकाणा) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,333,288th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sankana live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sankana is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 49 people.
This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 12,784,423. In India Sankana is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 63 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 32 percent are found and Telangana, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankana in the Marathi language | ||
| संकाणा | sankana | 66.67 |
| संकणा | sankana | 12.12 |
| संकाना | sankana | 12.12 |
| संका | sanka | 6.06 |
| संकना | sankana | 3.03 |
| Sankana in the Hindi language | ||
| संकना | sankana | 50 |
| संकणा | sankana | 50 |
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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 Sankana
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