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 more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Sankas are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sankas is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 31 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States it is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 100 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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