Sankeni Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sankeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1931:82,1246,943
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Sankeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sankeni is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankeni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,118,459th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sankeni are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 82,124. In Zambia Sankeni is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 67 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Sankeni
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