Sankel Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Sankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Denmark91:627,19136,734
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sankel (36) may also be a first name.

Sankel Last Name Facts

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

Sankel (Hindi: संकेल, Marathi: संकेल, Oriya: ସଂେକଲ, Russian: Санкель) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sankel is the 1,943,350th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sankel are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sankel is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 36 people.

Sankel is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States Sankel is most prevalent in: Florida, where 39 percent live, New York, where 33 percent live and Colorado, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Sankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sankel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sankel surname grew 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sankel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sankel last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Sankel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.43% more than the national average, earning $65,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shankel92610/
Sankell9213/
Sangkel924/
Sankeel921/
Sankl9119/
Schankel8645/
Shankell862/
Shankeel861/
Sangkael861/
Zankel83424/
Sancel83420/
Jankel83142/
Çankel8376/
Shankl836/
Sankhl834/
Cankel833/
Sankil833/
Scankl831/
Sankelova804/
Schaunkel804/
Shenkel77497/
Shankil77318/
Sangkil77116/
Jankell7718/
Sanchel7718/
Jankeel774/
Songkel771/
Djankel771/
Sanquel771/
Zankeel771/
Sankyol771/
Shanklp771/
Cankell770/
Shancel770/
Zankl733,141/
Jankl7344/
Sanchell7130/
Schancel712/
Shankill712/
Sangklep711/
Sanklech711/
Shaumkel711/
Shenckel711/
Jeankell711/
Saanküll711/
Giangkel711/
Shancell711/
Conkel67684/
Schaumkel67545/
Jonkel6737/
Zonkel6719/
Sancil6718/
Zankelová6714/
Shanchell6711/
Sianql672/
Zankil671/
Jamkel671/
Cankül671/
Sonkhl671/
Sanqul671/
Jahankeel671/
Chankl670/

Sankel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankel in the Hindi language
संकेलsankela-
Sankel in the Oriya language
ସଂେକଲsamekala-
Sankel in the Marathi language
संकेलsankela-
Sankel in the Russian language
Санкельsankel-

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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
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  • 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 Sankel
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