Sankolo Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Sankolo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 78 | 1:56,520 | 4,977 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sankolo (22) may also be a first name.
Sankolo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankolo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sankolo is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sankolo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankolo? popularity and diffusion
Sankolo is the 2,106,139th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Sankolo is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankolo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Sankolo is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.
The last name is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 56,520. In Liberia Sankolo is most common in: Bong County, where 49 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 36 percent reside and Margibi County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Liberia Sankolo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Sankolo
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