Sankas Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Sankas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Sankas (31) may also be a first name.
Sankas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankas (Arabic: سنكاس, Marathi: सांकस) is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Sankas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Sankas live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sankas is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 31 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 100 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangkas | 92 | 7 | / |
| Shankas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sankash | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sangkass | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sankatse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sangkasd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jankas | 83 | 71 | / |
| Sancas | 83 | 63 | / |
| Cankas | 83 | 21 | / |
| Zankas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sankos | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sankaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sanqas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sankasova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siancas | 77 | 5,759 | / |
| Seancas | 77 | 157 | / |
| Zangkas | 77 | 13 | / |
| Giankas | 77 | 11 | / |
| Jangkas | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sankace | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jankaus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cangkas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sankacz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sankeus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sankohs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sancais | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shancase | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shankashova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shonkase | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jasinkas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sonkashe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Giannkas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samkatse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ziangkas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scankoss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schamkas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zancas | 67 | 53 | / |
| Jankač | 67 | 43 | / |
| Jankos | 67 | 41 | / |
| Cankaz | 67 | 31 | / |
| Jankaš | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sancos | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cancas | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chaunkase | 67 | 17 | / |
| Conkas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jonkas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Somkas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sankoz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zankos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jancas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sancheaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sancaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonkos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djankasse | 67 | 1 | / |
Sankas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankas in the Marathi language | ||
| सांकस | sankasa | - |
| Sankas in the Arabic language | ||
| سنكاس | snkas | - |
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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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- 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 Sankas
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