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 surname Sankry occurs in Syria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sankry.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankry? popularity and diffusion

Sankry is the 1,364,059th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sankry are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Levant.

Sankry is most frequently held in Syria, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 133,110. In Syria it is most frequent in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Not including Syria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 6 percent are found and Lebanon, where 4 percent are found.

Sankry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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
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  • 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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