Sankeni Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Sankeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 193 | 1:82,124 | 6,943 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Sankeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sankeni is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sankeni.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankeni? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sankeni is the 1,118,459th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name occurs mostly 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.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 82,124. In Zambia Sankeni is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 67 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Zambia Sankeni is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankengi | 93 | 130 | / |
| Sankenyi | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sanken'i | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shankeni | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sankani | 86 | 134 | / |
| Sankini | 86 | 61 | / |
| Sankena | 86 | 19 | / |
| Jankeni | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sankene | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sonkeni | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sankoni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sankhani | 80 | 2,801 | / |
| Shankani | 80 | 112 | / |
| Sangkani | 80 | 17 | / |
| Sangkoni | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sancheni | 80 | 8 | / |
| Shankini | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sangkena | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sanhkani | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sankeena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankeina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saankani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangkhani | 75 | 13 | / |
| Shankhani | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sangkonni | 75 | 8 | / |
| Saynnkena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shankanyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sangkanei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shankanoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankone | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sankane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jankini | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sankine | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sangkanhoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanqoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shankenesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zankene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cankene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankony | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zankani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanchini | 67 | 1,703 | / |
| Sankaine | 67 | 129 | / |
| Zankhani | 67 | 113 | / |
| Sankhane | 67 | 47 | / |
| Sanquini | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zangkani | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jangkene | 67 | 36 | / |
| Sanconie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sankanee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chankini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanquena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zankanni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonceini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shenkini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soncheni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainkone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shankiny | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sankeni
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