Sankuyan Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Sankuyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 125 | 1:369,439 | 21,332 |
Sankuyan Demographics
Sankuyan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sankuyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankuyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankuyan is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankuyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,612,213th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Sankuyan is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankuyan reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 369,439. In Kenya Sankuyan is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 98 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside and Narok County, where 1 percent reside.
Sankuyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sankuyan surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shankuyan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sankayan | 88 | 7 | / |
| Sankoyan | 88 | 4 | / |
| Sankeuan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jankuyan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sankhayan | 82 | 34 | / |
| Shankayan | 82 | 7 | / |
| Sangkayan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sankoyang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sankhiyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shankoyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sangcuyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sankaen | 80 | 32 | / |
| Sankoun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sangkayang | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sangkoyang | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sankaine | 75 | 129 | / |
| Sangkaen | 75 | 71 | / |
| Jankoyan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cankayan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sangkain | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sankhuen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sankeang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seankean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cankiyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonkuian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankhain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cancuyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankhaun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sangkean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sangkeun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonkayan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jankayan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sainquain | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sangkajan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sonkhayan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sangkhuen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sangkajun | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sangkajon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sangkayam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chankayan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangkeang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangkaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankhajan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seangkean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siankaian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sancean | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sangkajang | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sangkhajan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jankean | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sancain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sonkaen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cankoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sangkayeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sancuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zankuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jangkuyong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkoyong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankhausen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkajung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkayoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkhajon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonkoun | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sankuyan
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