Sankulu Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sankulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Sankulu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
India81:95,883,173728,828
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sankulu (12) may also be a first name.

Sankulu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sankulu (Bengali: সংকুলু, Marathi: संकुलु, Oriya: ସୁଳୁ) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankulu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sankulu are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and Liberia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siankulu93170/
Sankutlu9339/
Shankulu9323/
Sangkulu933/
Sankhulu933/
Shankullu8816/
Shankhulu881/
Zankulu862/
Jankulu861/
Sankilu861/
Soonkulu803/
Sonnkulu801/
Saankolu801/
Sdjankoulou781/
Shenkhulu752/
Zankoğlu6712/
Zancolu571/
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Sankulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankulu in the Bengali language
সংকুলুsankulu-
Sankulu in the Oriya language
ସୁଳୁsulu-
Sankulu in the Marathi language
संकुलुsankulu-

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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 Sankulu
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