Sankatane Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Sankatane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 9 | 1:225,840 | 14,831 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Sankatane (59) may also be a first name.
Sankatane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankatane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankatane is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sankatane.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankatane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sankatane is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankatane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sankatane is also the 1,282,666th most common forename globally. It is borne by 59 people.
It is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 225,840. In Lesotho Sankatane is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 33 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 33 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 11 percent are found. Other than Lesotho Sankatane occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankatan | 94 | 7 | / |
| Sangkatanee | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sankatana | 89 | 31 | / |
| Sankatani | 89 | 11 | / |
| Sankhatan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shangkatan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sankatam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shangkathan | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sangcatan | 78 | 78 | / |
| Sangkaton | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sangkatam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sangkatachen | 76 | 15 | / |
| Sangkatham | 74 | 7 | / |
| Sangkhatam | 74 | 2 | / |
| Sangcataan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sangkaiton | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sangkathon | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sangkhathon | 70 | 33 | / |
| Sangkhatham | 70 | 3 | / |
| Sangkaitoon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sangkatthong | 67 | 270 | / |
| Songkaton | 67 | 90 | / |
| Sangkhathong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saungkhatham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamkatam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songkhaton | 63 | 4 | / |
| Shongkotan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sangkatoom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sangkathom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chasenkaton | 60 | 1 | / |
| Chankotam | 56 | 4 | / |
| Songkhoton | 53 | 4 | / |
| Songkhotong | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sankatane
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