Sankowa Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Sankowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 161 | 1:98,447 | 7,911 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sankowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sankowa is found most in Zambia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankowa? popularity and diffusion
Sankowa is the 1,359,010th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankowa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 98,447. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 84 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent reside and Central Province, where 1 percent reside. Beside Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, 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 Sankowa
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