Sankia Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Sankia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 99 | 1:7,748,135 | 165,146 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Sankia (83) may also be a first name.
Sankia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankia (Oriya: ସାିଆ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,276,805th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Sankia reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sankia is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 83 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 7,748,135. In India Sankia is mostly found in: Odisha, where 95 percent reside and Telangana, where 5 percent reside. Not including India Sankia occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangkia | 92 | 50 | / |
| Sankhia | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sankiah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shankia | 92 | 0 | / |
| Zankia | 83 | 389 | / |
| Sankya | 83 | 204 | / |
| Sonkia | 83 | 18 | / |
| Sankio | 83 | 15 | / |
| Sankja | 83 | 6 | / |
| Sankea | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shangkija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankhya | 77 | 160 | / |
| Sancija | 77 | 123 | / |
| Sanchia | 77 | 103 | / |
| Sangkya | 77 | 26 | / |
| Samkiat | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sonkhia | 77 | 11 | / |
| Shankya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sankeao | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sonkiat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sanquia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jankiay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangkea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sankyat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sounkia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangkio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saunkeah | 71 | 29 | / |
| Shankhya | 71 | 20 | / |
| Chankija | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sangkeao | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sangkeay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shonkhia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sangkieo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanchija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saunkhya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankyo | 67 | 323 | / |
| Siangkhio | 67 | 211 | / |
| Changkija | 67 | 91 | / |
| Cankja | 67 | 66 | / |
| Sancja | 67 | 18 | / |
| Somkia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sonkea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chankhiat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zankya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sankeo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sangkhieo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chankhiad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jonkia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seangchia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Changkiad | 67 | 1 | / |
Sankia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankia in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାିଆ | sai'a | 68.29 |
| ଶାିଆ | sai'a | 14.63 |
| ସିଆ | si'a | 9.76 |
| ସାକିଆ | saki'a | 2.44 |
| ସଁକିଆ | samki'a | 2.44 |
| ଜାନକି | janaki | 2.44 |
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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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- 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 Sankia
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