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

The last name Sankel (Hindi: संकेल, Marathi: संकेल, Oriya: ସଂେକଲ, Russian: Санкель) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sankel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sankel is the 1,943,350th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Sankel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sankel live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 36 people.

Sankel is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is primarily concentrated 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 found in Cameroon, where 24 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Sankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sankel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sankel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sankel surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% 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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  • 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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