Sankur Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sankur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4521:172,17113,150
India921:8,337,667172,929
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sankur (274) may also be a first name.

Sankur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sankur (Arabic: سانكور, Hindi: संकुर, Marathi: संकुर, Oriya: ସଁକୁର) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sankur click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 557,722nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The surname Sankur is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Sankur live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 69 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Sankur is also the 536,832nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 274 people.

The last name Sankur is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 172,171. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Agri Province, where 25 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside and Sanliurfa Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Turkey it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Sankur Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sankur earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.49% less than the national average, earning R 167,568 per year and in United States they earn 282.4% more than the national average, earning $165,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankour923,795/
Shankur92191/
Sangkur9298/
Sankure926/
Sankhur921/
Shankour86313/
Sangkour868/
Shankure862/
Shankhur861/
Sankkuur861/
Sonkur831,318/
Cankur83580/
Sankor83123/
Sancur8370/
Jankur832/
Zankur830/
Shankhour8020/
Sankurova801/
Jhankur77228/
Zankour77209/
Jangkur77116/
Cangkur7733/
Sankoor7718/
Sangkor7717/
Sanqour7712/
Sankhor777/
Sonkure776/
Shankor773/
Jankour772/
Shenkur772/
Jankurd771/
Saincur771/
Seankor771/
Samkour771/
Jankure771/
Sancure770/
Sankhurova751/
Sangkhor7155/
Shamkure7148/
Jankhour7126/
Shankhurova716/
Shankoor714/
Zankoure713/
Sancourt713/
Chankure712/
Shonkhur712/
Shonkure712/
Chankurt711/
Sonkkure711/
Sonkor67770/
Conkur67172/
Sancor6770/
Cancur6732/
Chankhour6725/
Zonkur6716/
Saincourt678/
Jancur676/
Changkurt674/
Çonkur672/
Zankor671/
Zancur671/
Shonkusre671/
Çatinkurt671/
Chankaure671/
Jangkurth670/

Sankur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankur in the Marathi language
संकुरsankura56.25
संकूरsankura18.75
सांकूरsankura12.5
सनकुरsanakura6.25
शकुरsakura6.25
Sankur in the Hindi language
संकुरsankura55.17
संकूरsankura37.93
शकुरsakura3.45
शंकरsankara3.45
Sankur in the Oriya language
ସଁକୁରsamkura42.86
ଶାୁରsaura28.57
ସାୁରsaura28.57
Sankur in the Arabic language
سانكورsankwr-

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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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  • 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 Sankur
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