Sankry Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Sankry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1451:133,1103,615
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Sankry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sankry is borne by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankry? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,364,059th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sankry are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Levant.

It is most numerous in Syria, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 133,110. In Syria Sankry is most common in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Syria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 6 percent reside and Lebanon, where 4 percent reside.

Sankry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankray922/
Sankri831,090/
Sankre8397/
Samkry8336/
Sankra8332/
Zankry837/
Shahankry807/
Shankra7770/
Shankri7765/
Saincry7752/
Sangkri7750/
Sangkra7712/
Shankre774/
Jankray774/
Sankhri773/
Sankhre772/
Sankraj771/
Sankhra771/
Sankrer771/
Sankroj771/
Sionkry771/
Sangkrai7155/
Sankrett7117/
Sankrepp719/
Sangkhra715/
Shankhri713/
Sangkree712/
Seangkri712/
Sangkrid711/
Chankray711/
Jangkray711/
Shankrer711/
Sanqri67153/
Sahankrit67127/
Sancre6733/
Sangkhrit6728/
Shahankri6716/
Sonkri6714/
Sonkra6711/
Sahankrid679/
Seangkrai677/
Jankri674/
Zankri673/
Shankraia672/
Sangkhreu672/
Seangkrit672/
Sancra672/
Sancri671/
Zankra671/
Shankread671/
Shankhraj671/
Samkre671/
Zamkry671/
Conkry670/

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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 Sankry
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