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
Sankima occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sankima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sankima is the 579,404th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,445,657 people. The last name Sankima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankima live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sankima is also the 2,523,061st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
Sankima is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 538 people, or 1 in 34,112. In Burkina Faso Sankima is most prevalent in: Plateau-Central Region, where 63 percent live, Centre Region, where 35 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso it is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
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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