Sankia Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sankia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India991:7,748,135165,146
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sangkia9250/
Sankhia925/
Sankiah921/
Shankia920/
Zankia83389/
Sankya83204/
Sonkia8318/
Sankio8315/
Sankja836/
Sankea833/
Shangkija801/
Sankhya77160/
Sancija77123/
Sanchia77103/
Sangkya7726/
Samkiat7711/
Sonkhia7711/
Shankya778/
Sankeao775/
Sonkiat772/
Sanquia772/
Jankiay771/
Sangkea771/
Sankyat771/
Sounkia771/
Sangkio771/
Saunkeah7129/
Shankhya7120/
Chankija717/
Sangkeao713/
Sangkeay712/
Shonkhia712/
Sangkieo711/
Sanchija711/
Saunkhya711/
Sankyo67323/
Siangkhio67211/
Changkija6791/
Cankja6766/
Sancja6718/
Somkia6713/
Sonkea6711/
Chankhiat677/
Zankya674/
Sankeo673/
Sangkhieo672/
Chankhiad671/
Jonkia671/
Seangchia671/
Changkiad671/

Sankia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankia in the Oriya language
ସାିଆsai'a68.29
ଶାିଆsai'a14.63
ସିଆsi'a9.76
ସାକିଆsaki'a2.44
ସଁକିଆsamki'a2.44
ଜାନକିjanaki2.44

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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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