Sankhane Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Sankhane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 44 | 1:331,349 | 1,750 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Sankhane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankhane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sankhane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻨﺨﺎﻥ) occurs more in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sankhane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankhane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,843,861st most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sankhane live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 331,349. In Senegal it is most frequent in: Ziguinchor Region, where 75 percent live, Tambacounda Region, where 23 percent live and Kolda Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Senegal it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sankhane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankhane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻨﺨﺎﻥ | snkhan | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sankhane
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