Sankande Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Sankande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso4721:38,8821,962
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416

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

Sankande (10) may also be a first name.

Sankande Last Name Facts

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

Sankande is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Sankandé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankande? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 549,848th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankande are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sankande is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

Sankande is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 38,882. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 29 percent live, Centre-Nord Region, where 21 percent live and Centre-Ouest Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 18 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Sankande
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