Sankareh Surname

185,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Sankareh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankareh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia2,0581:935141
Spain1781:262,65216,524
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Sankareh Last Name Facts

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

Sankareh is borne by more people in The Gambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankareh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 185,395th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,187,903 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sankareh reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most widely held in The Gambia, where it is carried by 2,058 people, or 1 in 935. Beside The Gambia it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Sankareh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sankareh last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Sankareh earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankarreh941/
Sankare939,408/
Sankhare884,838/
Sankaire88376/
Shankare88219/
Saankare881/
Sanckare881/
Sangkare881/
Sankharee828/
Shankarey827/
Sankarepp825/
Sangkaree824/
Shankaret823/
Sankahree823/
Shankhare822/
Sankkhare821/
Sangkhare821/
Shamkareh821/
Sahankare821/
Sankara80124,158/
Sankari803,619/
Sankaré80413/
Sankary80210/
Sancare8020/
Cankare8016/
Zankare8014/
Samkare805/
Sankore805/
Sankere802/
Jankare802/
Sonkare801/
Shankaraih788/
Shankharey781/
Shankatred781/
Sankhahare781/
Shankari752,001/
Sankariy75848/
Shankara75827/
Sankharé75685/
Sankhari75640/
Sankaray75276/
Sangkara7522/
Shankary7521/
Sankhary7520/
Sankhara759/
Djankare759/
Seankari759/
Sangkari759/
Sankarai758/
Sankaraj756/
Sancares754/
Sankaari753/
Ssankara753/
Jhankare752/
Sahnkari751/
Saankara751/
Saunkara751/
Sankaraa751/
Sankarys751/
Sankhere751/
Sankkari751/
Sancarez751/
Jankhare751/
Zankhare751/
Sankaura751/
Sankaira751/
Sankahri751/
Sankasri751/
Shankhari712,674/
Shankhary71481/
Sangkhara71203/
Sangkhari7198/
Sangkarit7193/
Sankaraiy7157/
Sankarraj7136/
Sankharay7122/
Shankarri7113/
Sannkhari7111/
Shankhara7110/
Sankarray717/
Jhankhare716/
Sankaraai716/
Shankarra715/
Shangkari715/
Shankkari714/
Sangkeree714/
Chankhare712/
Sainkariy711/
Sankaraia711/
Sankaraya711/
Sankahari711/
Songkaree711/
Shenkhare711/
Shankarai711/
Shankaray711/
Shankerey711/
Shankaryo711/
Shankarii711/
Sancaureu711/
Sotinkare711/
Sankcoere711/
Sangkaray711/
Chankaure711/
Cankari67372/
Sankori67318/
Sonkore67207/
Cancare67103/
Jankari6780/
Sancore6746/
Zankari6739/
Sancari6731/
Sangkeeree6730/
Shankaraya6728/
Shahankary6725/
Zankere6723/
Sangkaraja6719/
Sonkara6718/
Sangkhasri6717/
Shankarraj6716/
Sankeri679/
Sonkari679/
Sancara679/
Jonkare675/
Zankara675/
Sankarraja675/
Jankore675/
Zancare675/
Sanqari674/
Sankora672/
Sahankhore672/
Sankery672/
Zankary672/
Sankaraaya671/
Jamkare671/
Zankore671/
Shenkaraih671/
Shankharay671/
Sankory671/
Sonkary671/
Somkare671/
Shangkhari671/
Shankharyi671/
Sangkhatri671/
Sancaré671/
Sankhairay671/
Sangkharit671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sankareh
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