Sanken Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Sanken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sanken (164) may also be a first name.

Sanken Last Name Facts

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

Sanken (Marathi: संकेन) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanken is the 1,683,218th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Sanken live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sanken is also the 715,247th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 164 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States Sanken is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 81 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found and Arizona, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 28 percent are found and Japan, where 4 percent are found.

Sanken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sanken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sanken last name expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sanken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sanken are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Sanken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $45,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sancken92242/
Shanken92189/
Sankaen9232/
Sainken9220/
Sankeen921/
Scanken920/
Schanken8695/
Sangkaen8671/
Shangken8622/
Shankeen865/
Sangkeun861/
Sankienė861/
Sankin831,709/
Sancen831,151/
Janken83470/
Sankyn8387/
Sonken8382/
Zanken837/
Sankne831/
Canken830/
Sankina771,885/
Shankin77342/
Sangkin77142/
Sankyna77100/
Szankin7789/
Saunkin7769/
Sanchen7734/
Shenken7732/
Songken7728/
Shankyn7714/
Saunkyn776/
Siankin776/
Sainkin775/
Sonkaen772/
Saynkyn772/
Soncken771/
Sainkhn771/
Sancuen771/
Sonkien771/
Jankeng771/
Zankeng771/
Sanquen771/
Shonken771/
Shankenova755/
Jankn733/
Schonken71982/
Schankin71851/
Shankina71137/
Saunkina7137/
Shankyna7119/
Sainkina7114/
Sangkina719/
Saunkyna715/
Shaunkin715/
Saynkyna713/
Sangchen713/
Saingkin712/
Shanking712/
Sounkeng712/
Saahnkem711/
Songkuen711/
Sainchen711/
Satenkin711/
Sasenkin711/
Schankyn711/
Seungken711/
Shankihn711/
Shamkeen711/
Shanchen711/
Zaankeen711/
Sonckeng711/
Sonkin671,013/
Sancin67666/
Shchankin67599/
Zankin67499/
Schankina67201/
Jankin6757/
Conken6750/
Sonkyn6743/
Shchankyn6741/
Zankyn6738/
Seangking6720/
Jonken6720/
Sancén6715/
Jamken6712/
Shangchen676/
Zancen675/
Sangcheen672/
Jankem672/
Sanqin672/
Schainkin672/
Sautenkin672/
Soncen671/
Sachinkin671/
Cankin671/
Xankin671/
Zaankengh671/
Jankén671/
Samkem671/

Sanken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanken in the Marathi language
संकेनsankena-

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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 Sanken
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