Sankanta Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sankanta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sankanta (5) may also be a first name.
Sankanta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankanta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankanta is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankanta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sankanta is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Sankanta is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sankanta reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 5 people.
This surname is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 75 percent live and Luapula Province, where 25 percent live. Other than Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankantha | 94 | 24 | / |
| Sangkanta | 94 | 4 | / |
| Sankhantha | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sangkantha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Seankantha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jankanta | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sankanti | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sankanto | 88 | 1 | / |
| Suonkanta | 82 | 71 | / |
| Shankanti | 82 | 5 | / |
| Jankantas | 82 | 3 | / |
| Jankhanta | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jankantha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sankhamta | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chankantha | 78 | 140 | / |
| Sangkhanti | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sangkantee | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chankaunta | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saankanthi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sancanti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonkanti | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonkante | 75 | 1 | / |
| Changkantha | 74 | 114 | / |
| Chankhantha | 74 | 91 | / |
| Sangkhantee | 74 | 5 | / |
| Chankanthai | 74 | 4 | / |
| Somkantha | 71 | 62 | / |
| Jankhamta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankainto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chankante | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chankhanti | 67 | 23 | / |
| Johnnkanta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jongkantai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somkhantha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sankanta
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