Sankela Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Sankela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 121 | 1:6,339,383 | 145,676 |
| Zambia | 91 | 1:174,175 | 11,962 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sankela (57) may also be a first name.
Sankela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻧﻜﻞ, Hindi: संकेला) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,115,011th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 33,429,110 people. Sankela occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Sankela reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sankela is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 57 people.
Sankela is most numerous in India, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 6,339,383. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 51 percent reside, Telangana, where 45 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 42 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻧﻜﻞ | sankl | - |
| Sankela in the Hindi language | ||
| संकेला | sankela | - |
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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 Sankela
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