Sankiri Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Sankiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 106 | 1:97,506 | 11,150 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
Sankiri (175) may also be a first name.
Sankiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankiri (Hindi: संकिरी, Oriya: ସିରୀ) is found most frequently in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Sankiri occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Sankiri live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 690,096th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 175 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 97,506. In Benin it is mostly found in: Borgou Department, where 64 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 35 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 1 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent reside and Japan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankiri | 93 | 87 | / |
| Sangkiri | 93 | 18 | / |
| Sankuiri | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sangkhiri | 88 | 149 | / |
| Shaankiri | 88 | 21 | / |
| Sankirich | 88 | 4 | / |
| Sankuri | 86 | 2,004 | / |
| Sankira | 86 | 533 | / |
| Çankiri | 86 | 414 | / |
| Jankiri | 86 | 9 | / |
| Sankeri | 86 | 9 | / |
| Zankiri | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sankire | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sonkiri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sankaire | 80 | 376 | / |
| Shankuri | 80 | 257 | / |
| Sankiray | 80 | 256 | / |
| Sankeriy | 80 | 45 | / |
| Shenkiri | 80 | 35 | / |
| Sankuuri | 80 | 29 | / |
| Shankeri | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sankhuri | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sangkeri | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jankhiri | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sankaira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankired | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djankiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankurie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangkuri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Changkiri | 75 | 27 | / |
| Sankeiray | 75 | 19 | / |
| Shongkiri | 75 | 8 | / |
| Jahankiri | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shaankuri | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shangkeri | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sangkiree | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanqeri | 71 | 108 | / |
| Sankera | 71 | 72 | / |
| Jankeri | 71 | 33 | / |
| Sonkeri | 71 | 25 | / |
| Sanceri | 71 | 24 | / |
| Cankeri | 71 | 23 | / |
| Sankheiray | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sankure | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jamkiri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zankeri | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sankyra | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sankere | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sankery | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sankhairay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shankera | 67 | 80 | / |
| Sanqueri | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sancheri | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shenkuri | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sanciray | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saincuri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shenkeri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samkiray | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shankure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Canquiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jankeeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankhere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankergi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saunceri | 67 | 1 | / |
Sankiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankiri in the Hindi language | ||
| संकिरी | sankiri | 50 |
| संकीरी | sankiri | 50 |
| Sankiri in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିରୀ | siri | 29.59 |
| ସିରି | siri | 26.53 |
| ଶିରି | siri | 7.14 |
| ଶିରୀ | siri | 7.14 |
| ସାିରି | sairi | 6.12 |
| ୀରି | iri | 5.1 |
| ସଂକିରି | sankiri | 4.08 |
| ଶାିରି | sairi | 4.08 |
| ଶାିରୀ | sairi | 3.06 |
| ୀରୀ | iri | 3.06 |
| ସଂକିରୀ | sankiri | 1.02 |
| ସଁାକିରୀ | samakiri | 1.02 |
| ଶାଂକିରୀ | sankiri | 1.02 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sankiri
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