Sankauskas Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Sankauskas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankauskas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania571:53,2388,388
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Sankauskas Last Name Facts

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

Sankauskas (Russian: Санкаускас) is found most in Lithuania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankauskas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Sankauskas reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 53,238. In Lithuania Sankauskas is primarily concentrated in: Panevėžys County, where 72 percent are found, Kaunas County, where 14 percent are found and Marijampolė County, where 4 percent are found. Other than Lithuania Sankauskas is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and Ukraine, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sankauskas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankauskas in the Russian language
Санкаускасsankauskas-

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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 Sankauskas
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