Sankay Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Sankay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 53 | 1:83,180 | 6,894 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sankay (463) may also be a first name.
Sankay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sankay (Hindi: संकाय, Marathi: संकाय, Russian: Санкай) is most common in Liberia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankay? popularity and diffusion
Sankay is the 1,447,279th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Sankay reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 396,209th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 463 people.
Sankay is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 83,180. In Liberia it is most common in: Bong County, where 66 percent live, Margibi County, where 28 percent live and Bomi County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 18 percent live.
Sankay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sankay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankay in the Marathi language | ||
| संकाय | sankaya | 53.33 |
| संजय | sanjaya | 20 |
| सनके | sanake | 13.33 |
| संकय | sankaya | 6.67 |
| सनकाय | sanakaya | 6.67 |
| Sankay in the Hindi language | ||
| संकाय | sankaya | 40 |
| संकय | sankaya | 40 |
| शंकर | sankara | 20 |
| Sankay in the Russian language | ||
| Санкай | sankaj | - |
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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 Sankay
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