Sankappa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sankappa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankappa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sankappa (2,360) may also be a first name.

Sankappa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sankappa (Marathi: संक) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankappa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sankappa is the 5,812,366th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sankappa reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sankappa is also the 153,004th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 2,360 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Sankappa is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 60 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent live and Kerala, where 10 percent live. Apart from India it is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sankappa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankappa in the Marathi language
संकsanka82.35
संकाsanka14.71
संगत्पाsangatpa2.94

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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 Sankappa
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