Sanku Surname

68,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sanku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,0081:109,4567,144
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Japan511:2,506,75130,743
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Namibia191:126,8119,361
Qatar161:147,37516,023
England101:5,571,806158,774
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Sanku (8,628) may also be a first name.

Sanku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanku (Bengali: শঙ্কু, Hindi: संकु, Marathi: संकु, Oriya: ଶାୁ, Russian: Саньку) is found most in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,431st most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,003,932 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sanku live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sanku is also the 67,618th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 8,628 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 7,008 people, or 1 in 109,456. In India Sanku is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 71 percent are found, Telangana, where 23 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found. Excluding India it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Japan, where 1 percent are found.

Sanku Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sanku last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sanku earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.49% more than the national average, earning $75,723 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanku91675/
Sankau91604/
Sangku91266/
Sankhu91125/
Szanku9176/
Sankeu9166/
Sankou9159/
Sankui9153/
Sankuh9110/
Saanku916/
Sainku913/
Sankku912/
Sankuj912/
Sankuy911/
Sannku911/
Saunku911/
Shankhu8387/
Shankou8369/
Siankou8348/
Sangkhu8329/
Shaanku8324/
Sangkuy8322/
Shankau8320/
Sankhut839/
Siangku837/
Schanku833/
Sangkau832/
Shainku831/
Sankout831/
Shankuj831/
Sankhuu831/
Sankeus831/
Shankup831/
Sankhud831/
Sangkeu831/
Sangkui831/
Janku801,208/
Sancu80169/
Canku80107/
Sankó8067/
Zanku8037/
Sonku8033/
Çanku801/
Shangkhu77251/
Sainkhuu77112/
Shanhkhu7721/
Saingkui777/
Sahankud771/
Sankoutt771/
Shaankhu771/
Shankout771/
Sangkoup771/
Seangkuy771/
Sangkhui771/
Zankou731,752/
Jankus731,326/
Zsankó73171/
Jankuj73119/
Sancuu7387/
Jangku7384/
Szankó7352/
Sonkou7331/
Sankoe7328/
Sanceu7319/
Sankoo7317/
Shenku7316/
Samkus7314/
Samkut7313/
Cangku7311/
Jankou7310/
Jankuš739/
Shonku738/
Jhanku737/
Saincu735/
Songku735/
Sonkus735/
Jankui735/
Sancut734/
Sancus734/
Sonkeu734/
Zankeu734/
Djanku734/
Samkeu733/
Samkou733/
Sonkup732/
Cankhu732/
Sangcu732/
Cahnku731/
Jankhu731/
Jannku731/
Suonku731/
Jankuś731/
Jankeu731/
Sonkuh731/
Siancu731/
Sancou731/
Sancup731/
Sanqgu731/
Satncu731/
Seinku731/
Cannku731/
Shankhuha711/
Shankhuua711/
Djankou67482/
Djankui67278/
Jangkup67126/
Sounkou6787/
Shamkut6777/
Djankeu6772/
Giankou6755/
Sonkeuh6734/
Sangkoe6716/
Seunkou6713/
Jangkau6712/
Ziankou678/
Jankutt677/
Jangkui676/
Jankutė675/
Chankut675/
Chankeu674/
Shenkhu673/
Djangku673/
Shankoo673/
Shenkuu673/
Jankaus672/
Chankau671/
Jankuth671/
Jhankut671/
Jainkut671/
Djankuy671/
Shonkku671/
Shonkus671/
Shankoe671/
Shamkus671/
Shamkau671/
Saankoo671/
Jankuss671/
Jankusz671/
Jankeuh671/
Songkuh671/
Sonkeue671/
Sonkoup671/
Soonkau671/
Sotenku671/
Sanqoud671/
Suonkou671/
Jankhut671/
Songkou671/
Sonkhui671/
Zhangku671/

Sanku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanku in the Bengali language
শঙ্কুsanku64
সঙ্কুsanku16
শংকুsanku8
সংকুsanku6
শ্ংকুsnku2
শঙ্কুঁsankum2
Sanku in the Marathi language
संकुsanku56.49
संकूsanku26.95
सनकुsanaku6.17
सांकुsanku1.62
सणकूsanaku0.97
सांकूsanku0.97
सकूsaku0.65
उषान्तुusantu0.65
सनकूsanaku0.65
संघुsanghu0.65
संकीsanki0.65
संकु़sanku0.32
सन्कुsanku0.32
शंकूsanku0.32
Sanku in the Hindi language
संकुsanku29.32
संकूsanku26.32
सनकूsanaku24.44
सन्कूsanku7.89
शंकुsanku3.38
सन्कुsanku3.01
सांकूsanku1.88
सनकुsanaku1.5
सांकुsanku1.13
साँकूsamku0.38
शंकूsanku0.38
Sanku in the Oriya language
ଶାୁsau27.27
ସାୁsau27.27
ସଂକୁsanku18.18
ସାନକୁsanaku9.09
ଶାଂକୁsanku4.55
ରାଣୀrani4.55
ସନ୍କୁsanku4.55
ସାୁଭାନୁsaubhanu4.55
Sanku in the Russian language
Санькуsanku-

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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 Sanku
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