Sankera Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Sankera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sankera (41) may also be a first name.
Sankera Demographics
Sankera Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sankera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankera (Hindi: सन्केरा, Marathi: संकेरा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Sankera live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 41 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria Sankera is most numerous in: Benue, where 98 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Sankera occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Sankera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankera in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्केरा | sankera | - |
| Sankera in the Marathi language | ||
| संकेरा | sankera | - |
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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 Sankera
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