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
Sankay (Hindi: संकाय, Marathi: संकाय, Russian: Санкай) is most common in Liberia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,447,279th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Sankay live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Sankay is also the 396,209th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 463 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 83,180. In Liberia Sankay is most numerous in: Bong County, where 66 percent are found, Margibi County, where 28 percent are found and Bomi County, where 2 percent are found. Beside Liberia Sankay exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found.
Sankay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sankay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sankay surname grew 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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