Sankus Surname

298,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Sankus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sankus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia1,0781:12,479828
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sankus (383) may also be a first name.

Sankus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sankus (Oriya: ଶାୁସ, Russian: Санкус) is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Sankus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sankus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 298,939th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,724,702 people. The surname Sankus is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sankus live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 442,958th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 383 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 1,078 people, or 1 in 12,479. Other than Somalia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Sankus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sankus surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sankus earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $53,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sankuus92245/
Shankus9227/
Sankeus921/
Jankus831,326/
Cankus83253/
Samkus8314/
Sonkus835/
Sancus834/
Sankos833/
Shenkus7732/
Jankuse7713/
Jankaus772/
Xankous771/
Shonkus771/
Shamkus771/
Jankuss771/
Jankusz771/
Jankuits711/
Giankous711/
Sauhncus710/
Jonkus67577/
Conkus6761/
Jancus6730/
Zamkus6726/
Sancos6720/
Jankuš679/
Dzhankush673/
Sankoz672/
Cancus671/
Jankuś671/
Zankos671/
Soncus671/
Sonkos671/

Sankus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sankus in the Oriya language
ଶାୁସsausa-
Sankus in the Russian language
Санкусsankus-

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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 Sankus
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