Sankins Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sankins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Sankins Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sankins Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sankins is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sankins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sankins live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Sankins is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 67 percent reside, Colorado, where 17 percent reside and Illinois, where 17 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside and Latvia, where 17 percent reside.

Sankins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sankins has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sankins surname declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sankins Last Name Statistics demography

Sankins earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shankins931/
Jankins86344/
Samkins8617/
Sonkins862/
Zankins861/
Cankins861/
Sankens860/
Jeankins804/
Seinkins801/
Shonkins800/
Shenkins800/
Jainkins800/
Janckins800/
Jankinss800/
Jankns771/
Jainkinns751/
Jankens71131/
Conkins7147/
Jonkins7133/
Sonkens7117/
Zankens710/
Sjomkins674/
Jeinkins674/
Sanchens672/
Jeankens671/
Chamkins671/
Janchins670/
Conckins670/
Jamkens570/
Jonkens570/
Sanchenz5311/
Sonkence536/
Djomkins534/
Janchens531/

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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 Sankins
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