Sankham Surname
Approximately 1,423 people bear this surname
Sankham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,377 | 1:51,299 | 6,055 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Sankham (32) may also be a first name.
Sankham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankham is found most in Thailand. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankham? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 273,268th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,121,255 people. Sankham occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sankham live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Tai-Asia. Sankham is also the 1,840,253rd most common forename in the world, held by 32 people.
The last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 1,377 people, or 1 in 51,299. In Thailand Sankham is primarily concentrated in: Khon Kaen Province, where 13 percent are found, Amnat Charoen Province, where 12 percent are found and Sisaket Province, where 12 percent are found. Other than Thailand Sankham exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Taiwan, where 0 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
- 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 Sankham
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