Sankima Surname
Approximately 542 people bear this surname
Sankima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 538 | 1:34,112 | 1,847 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Sankima (19) may also be a first name.
Sankima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankima occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sankima is the 579,404th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,445,657 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankima reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sankima is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 19 people.
The last name is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 538 people, or 1 in 34,112. In Burkina Faso Sankima is mostly concentrated in: Plateau-Central Region, where 63 percent are found, Centre Region, where 35 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankiema | 93 | 19 | / |
| Sangkima | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sankimmat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sankimath | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sankuma | 86 | 378 | / |
| Sancima | 86 | 34 | / |
| Jankima | 86 | 12 | / |
| Samkima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sankimi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sankimo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanchima | 80 | 124 | / |
| Shankema | 80 | 21 | / |
| Jankimha | 80 | 5 | / |
| Saincima | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shankuma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sankieme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangkuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankimot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chankimha | 75 | 89 | / |
| Sangkhuma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sangkumma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shanchima | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chankoima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanchimma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankhumma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shankaime | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zankuma | 71 | 46 | / |
| Shangkimoi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sankumo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sankemo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sancimo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chankimhah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sonkuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cankema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonkema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saincime | 67 | 97 | / |
| Saincimy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sonkhema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Janchima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sancumma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanchema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankemei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saincimé | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sankima
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