Sankum Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Sankum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 265 | 1:266,560 | 45,681 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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 last name Sankum (Hindi: संकुम) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sankum is the 961,438th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname Sankum is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sankum live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Tai-Asia. Sankum is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 266,560. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Roi Et Province, where 43 percent live, Udon Thani Province, where 19 percent live and Bangkok, where 12 percent live. Barring Thailand this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Iran, where 0 percent live.
Sankum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sankum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sankum last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangkum | 92 | 638 | / |
| Sankhum | 92 | 159 | / |
| Sankoum | 92 | 5 | / |
| Seankum | 92 | 3 | / |
| Shankum | 92 | 3 | / |
| Sanhkum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sainkum | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sangkhum | 86 | 400 | / |
| Shangkum | 86 | 14 | / |
| Seangkum | 86 | 11 | / |
| Seankhum | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sangkume | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sankom | 83 | 224 | / |
| Jankum | 83 | 51 | / |
| Sancum | 83 | 15 | / |
| Sonkum | 83 | 8 | / |
| Zankum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sonkhum | 77 | 358 | / |
| Sankhom | 77 | 313 | / |
| Sangkom | 77 | 67 | / |
| Songkum | 77 | 66 | / |
| Jankhum | 77 | 45 | / |
| Chankum | 77 | 30 | / |
| Jangkum | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sankoom | 77 | 7 | / |
| Soonkum | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sangcum | 77 | 6 | / |
| Zankoum | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jhankum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zangkum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seankom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jankoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shenkum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songkhum | 71 | 282 | / |
| Djankoum | 71 | 47 | / |
| Sangkhom | 71 | 28 | / |
| Seinkoum | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sangkoom | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sanckhom | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jangkhum | 71 | 5 | / |
| Soonkhum | 71 | 5 | / |
| Seangkom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seangcum | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jeangkum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shongkum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saimkhum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seamkhum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonkom | 67 | 89 | / |
| Changkhum | 67 | 55 | / |
| Somkum | 67 | 31 | / |
| Soncum | 67 | 21 | / |
| Seangkhom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaingkum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cancum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Changkaum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sancom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zancum | 67 | 1 | / |
Sankum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankum in the Hindi language | ||
| संकुम | sankuma | - |
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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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