Sankura Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Sankura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sankura (2,041) may also be a first name.
Sankura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sankura (Hindi: संकुरा, Marathi: संकुरा, Oriya: ସାୁରା) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sankura is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Sankura live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 166,996th most frequently used first name globally, held by 2,041 people.
Sankura is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 8,816,843. In India Sankura is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 70 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 23 percent are found and Telangana, where 3 percent are found. Not including India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 46 percent are found and Qatar, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankura | 93 | 26 | / |
| Sankaura | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sankoura | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sankuri | 86 | 2,004 | / |
| Sankira | 86 | 533 | / |
| Jankura | 86 | 504 | / |
| Cankura | 86 | 111 | / |
| Sankure | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sankora | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sankuro | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shankuri | 80 | 257 | / |
| Sankiray | 80 | 256 | / |
| Sankuuri | 80 | 29 | / |
| Sankoray | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sankouri | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sankuroo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sankhuri | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sankutri | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shankure | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sankuiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jankkura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangkuri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankurie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonkoura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shankora | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaankuri | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sangkouri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shankoury | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankhouri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankori | 71 | 318 | / |
| Jancura | 71 | 149 | / |
| Sankoro | 71 | 26 | / |
| Cancura | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sonkure | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sankore | 71 | 5 | / |
| Somkura | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sancora | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siangkouri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sancuri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonkora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanckurai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankuro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankory | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sancure | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sancouri | 67 | 130 | / |
| Shamkure | 67 | 48 | / |
| Sankoori | 67 | 44 | / |
| Sangkoro | 67 | 16 | / |
| Shankori | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sankoory | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saincuri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samkuuri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zankoure | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samkhury | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shonkure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chankure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zancoura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sancurez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonkora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonkkure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chonkura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jancuras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonkouro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankhori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsankori | 67 | 1 | / |
Sankura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sankura in the Marathi language | ||
| संकुरा | sankura | - |
| Sankura in the Hindi language | ||
| संकुरा | sankura | 61.9 |
| संकूरा | sankura | 33.33 |
| संकुरां | sankuram | 4.76 |
| Sankura in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାୁରା | saura | 33.33 |
| ସାଂକୁରା | sankura | 33.33 |
| ଶୁରା | sura | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Sankura
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