Sankwasa Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Sankwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 431 | 1:5,590 | 1,070 |
| Botswana | 94 | 1:23,265 | 4,701 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sankwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sankwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sankwasa occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sankwasa? popularity and diffusion
Sankwasa is the 591,720th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. The surname Sankwasa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sankwasa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 5,590. In Namibia Sankwasa is mostly concentrated in: Zambezi Region, where 64 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 19 percent are found and Oshikoto Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia Sankwasa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 18 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siankwasia | 89 | 28 | / |
| Siankwasi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Sangwasi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sangwase | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shankwazi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sonkwashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanguassa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songwaxa | 63 | 164 | / |
| Sangbaza | 63 | 5 | / |
| Songwasi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Sonkwazi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Songwaso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Songwacha | 59 | 2 | / |
| Sangbasso | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sangbashi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shangwazi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shangwaze | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sanguaijai | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sangbassou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Changwatchai | 50 | 18 | / |
| Sangbazi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Songweso | 50 | 1 | / |
| Songwaze | 50 | 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 Sankwasa
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