Sankell Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sankell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Sankell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sankell is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sankell is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Sankell occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Sankell are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,094,084. In Sweden Sankell is mostly concentrated in: Jönköping County, where 44 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 44 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Sweden it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shankell932/
Sankel9292/
Shankel86610/
Jankell8618/
Sangkel864/
Sankeel861/
Cankell860/
Sankl8319/
Schankel8045/
Sanchell8030/
Shankill802/
Shancell801/
Jeankell801/
Saanküll801/
Sangkael801/
Shankeel801/
Zankel77424/
Sancel77420/
Jankel77142/
Çankel7776/
Shankl776/
Sankhl774/
Cankel773/
Sankil773/
Scankl771/
Shanchell7511/
Sankelova754/
Schaunkel754/
Shenkel71497/
Shankil71318/
Sangkil71116/
Conkell7150/
Sanchel7118/
Jankeel714/
Sankyol711/
Songkel711/
Shanklp711/
Soncell711/
Djankel711/
Zankeel711/
Sanquel711/
Shancel710/
Shenkll710/
Zankl673,141/
Jankl6744/
Schancel672/
Sangklep671/
Giangkel671/
Shenckel671/
Shaumkel671/
Sanklech671/
Counkell670/

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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 Sankell
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