Sankum Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sankum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2651:266,56045,681
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sankum (11) may also be a first name.

Sankum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sankum (Hindi: संकुम) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sankum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 961,438th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sankum reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 11 people.

The surname Sankum is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 266,560. In Thailand Sankum is most common in: Roi Et Province, where 43 percent reside, Udon Thani Province, where 19 percent reside and Bangkok, where 12 percent reside. Not including Thailand Sankum is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Iran, where 0 percent reside.

Sankum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sankum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sangkum92638/
Sankhum92159/
Sankoum925/
Seankum923/
Shankum923/
Sanhkum921/
Sainkum921/
Sangkhum86400/
Shangkum8614/
Seangkum8611/
Seankhum865/
Sangkume861/
Sankom83224/
Jankum8351/
Sancum8315/
Sonkum838/
Zankum832/
Sonkhum77358/
Sankhom77313/
Sangkom7767/
Songkum7766/
Jankhum7745/
Chankum7730/
Jangkum7713/
Sankoom777/
Soonkum776/
Sangcum776/
Zankoum773/
Jhankum771/
Zangkum771/
Seankom771/
Jankoum771/
Shenkum771/
Songkhum71282/
Djankoum7147/
Sangkhom7128/
Seinkoum7110/
Sangkoom716/
Sanckhom716/
Jangkhum715/
Soonkhum715/
Seangkom712/
Seangcum712/
Jeangkum711/
Shongkum711/
Saimkhum711/
Seamkhum711/
Sonkom6789/
Changkhum6755/
Somkum6731/
Soncum6721/
Seangkhom675/
Chaingkum675/
Cancum675/
Changkaum674/
Sancom674/
Zancum671/

Sankum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankum in the Hindi language
संकुमsankuma-

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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 Sankum
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