Sankani Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Sankani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Sankani (86) may also be a first name.
Sankani Demographics
Average Sankani Salary in
South Africa
R 48,252
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sankani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankani (Bengali: সঙ্কনী, Marathi: संकनी, Oriya: ନୀ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,544,715th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Sankani occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Sankani reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sankani is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 86 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 16,675,334. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 83 percent live, Karnataka, where 9 percent live and Maharashtra, where 9 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.
Sankani Last Name Statistics demography
Sankani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.7% less than the national average, earning R 48,252 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankani in the Bengali language | ||
| সঙ্কনী | sankani | 66.67 |
| শঙ্কনী | sankani | 33.33 |
| Sankani in the Marathi language | ||
| संकनी | sankani | 57.14 |
| संकानी | sankani | 28.57 |
| सांकनी | sankani | 14.29 |
| Sankani in the Oriya language | ||
| ନୀ | ni | 50 |
| ଣି | ni | 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 Sankani
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