Sankara Surname
Approximately 124,158 people bear this surname
Sankara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 117,340 | 1:156 | 22 |
| India | 4,387 | 1:174,850 | 10,767 |
| Ivory Coast | 539 | 1:42,804 | 2,755 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Mali | 452 | 1:37,542 | 1,092 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Uganda | 65 | 1:600,604 | 31,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Senegal | 17 | 1:857,608 | 2,905 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Sankara (117,690) may also be a first name.
Sankara Demographics
Average Sankara Salary in
United States
$37,529 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sankara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sankara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻧﻜﺎﺭﻯ, Hindi: संकरा, Marathi: संकरा, Oriya: ଶର, Russian: Санкара) is most common in Burkina Faso. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sankara.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,531st most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 58,696 people. The surname Sankara occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sankara are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sankara is also the 8,755th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 117,690 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 117,340 people, or 1 in 156. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Nord Region, where 29 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 19 percent are found and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.
Sankara Last Name Statistics demography
Sankara earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning $37,529 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻧﻜﺎﺭﻯ | sankary | - |
| Sankara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶର | sara | 57.3 |
| ନାଏକ | na'eka | 6.18 |
| ସଂକରା | sankara | 5.62 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 2.81 |
| େମେହର | emehara | 2.25 |
| ସଁାକରା | samakara | 1.69 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 1.69 |
| ମହାକୁର | mahakura | 1.12 |
| ବରିହା | bariha | 1.12 |
| ଶଂକରା | sankara | 1.12 |
| ସାମଲ | samala | 0.56 |
| ଖମାରି | khamari | 0.56 |
| ଶବର | sabara | 0.56 |
| ନାଇକ | na'ika | 0.56 |
| ବୁେଡକ | buedaka | 0.56 |
| କିସାନ | kisana | 0.56 |
| ବଗର୍ୀ | bagari | 0.56 |
| ଠାକୁର | thakura | 0.56 |
| ବିଭାର | bibhara | 0.56 |
| ସଁକରା | samkara | 0.56 |
| କାେକଲ | kaekala | 0.56 |
| ପାନନ | panana | 0.56 |
| ଶଂକର | sankara | 0.56 |
| େସାେରନ୍ | esaeran | 0.56 |
| ଗହିର | gahira | 0.56 |
| ବାରିକ | barika | 0.56 |
| ରରାଓ | rara'o | 0.56 |
| େସକରି | esakari | 0.56 |
| ବାନରା | banara | 0.56 |
| Sankara in the Hindi language | ||
| संकरा | sankara | 55.67 |
| संकारा | sankara | 33.69 |
| सांकरा | sankara | 5.67 |
| शंकारा | sankara | 1.42 |
| सनकरा | sanakara | 1.06 |
| शंकरा | sankara | 0.71 |
| साँकरा | samkara | 0.35 |
| सन्कारा | sankara | 0.35 |
| संकरां | sankaram | 0.35 |
| सन्करा | sankara | 0.35 |
| सनकारा | sanakara | 0.35 |
| Sankara in the Marathi language | ||
| संकरा | sankara | 44.62 |
| सांकरा | sankara | 9.23 |
| शंकरा | sankara | 7.69 |
| शंकर | sankara | 7.69 |
| संकारा | sankara | 7.69 |
| सानकरा | sanakara | 6.15 |
| षंकर | sankara | 4.62 |
| सन्कारा | sankara | 3.08 |
| सानकर | sanakara | 3.08 |
| संकर | sankara | 1.54 |
| संकटा | sankata | 1.54 |
| शंकरी | sankari | 1.54 |
| Sankara in the Russian language | ||
| Санкара | sankara | - |
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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 Sankara
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