Sankwan Surname
Approximately 288 people bear this surname
Sankwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 242 | 1:291,894 | 50,230 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
Sankwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sankwan occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankwan? popularity and diffusion
Sankwan is the 919,444th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Sankwan live; 84 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Tai-Asia.
The surname Sankwan is most numerous in Thailand, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 291,894. In Thailand Sankwan is mostly concentrated in: Chiang Rai Province, where 44 percent reside, Phayao Province, where 30 percent reside and Lampang Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Sankwan
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