Sankau Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Sankau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 586 | 1:78,805 | 7,317 |
| Zambia | 18 | 1:880,551 | 28,935 |
Sankau (14) may also be a first name.
Sankau Demographics
Sankau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sankau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankau is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 534,162nd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. Sankau occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankau live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Sankau is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 586 people, or 1 in 78,805. In Kenya Sankau is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 59 percent reside, Narok County, where 41 percent reside and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent reside. Not including Kenya Sankau occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent reside.
Sankau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sankau last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Sankau
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